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Due inquiry under mro s21
  • 1 Apr 2022

    LW v. THE MEDICAL COUNCIL OF HONG KONG

    Citation
    [2022] HKCFI 734
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCAL1072/2021

    The intervention was dismissed: the Confidential Information concerning the Panel's private deliberations is not relevant or necessary to resolve the Applicant's ground alleging failure of "due inquiry" because what was before the Panel and the reasons for its Decision and Sentence are clear from the record; disclosure of in‑camera deliberations is contrary to public interest immunity and would undermine the integrity and candidness of adjudicative processes; the intended intervener is not a proper person to be heard under Order 53 r.5B; accordingly the balance of public interests favours mai…