2 Apr 2015
A SOLICITOR v. THE LAW SOCIETY OF HONG KONG
- Citation
- A SOLICITOR v. THE LAW SOCIETY OF HONG KONG
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV20/2014
The Court of Appeal allowed the Solicitor's appeal on the 2nd Complaint, setting aside the Tribunal's finding of guilt because the Tribunal failed to properly evaluate and resolve material factual disputes (notably the credible evidence that by 25 January 2007 the only offer on the table was an unconditional HK$540,000 and would not confer a personal interest), and dismissed that complaint; the Court allowed the Law Society's appeal on penalty for the 1st Complaint, found the Tribunal's fine of HK$40,000 clearly wrong given the gravity of altering and registering conveyancing pages after a co…