7 May 1980
NGAO TO KI v. ATTORNEY GENERAL AND OTHERS
- Citation
- NGAO TO KI v. ATTORNEY GENERAL AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA313/1976
The Director of Legal Aid owed no contractual or fiduciary duty to conduct the litigation as a solicitor would; the conduct of proceedings was in the hands of assigned solicitors and counsel and the Director's statutory powers were administrative and limited, therefore the claim against the 1st Defendant fails. The 2nd Defendant solicitors (J.S.M.) did not breach duty and causation was not established; claim against them fails. The 3rd Defendant solicitors admitted liability and limited damages were assessed on the evidence: Plaintiff failed to prove most substantive heads but had some prospe…