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Topic

Duty to report

Legal area

Court

22 Mar 2018

POON CHI YAN v. JSI LOGISTICS (HONG KONG) LTD

Citation

[2018] HKDC 311
Court

District Court
Case number

DCEC1769/2012

The court declined to order costs against the aided person under s17 LAO because the applicant lacked means and such an order would be ineffectual and unfair to the respondent; instead the court found the assigned solicitor and counsel in serious dereliction of their duties to the court and to the Director of Legal Aid by failing to report material evidence and therefore disallowed recovery of their own taxed legal aid costs for specified post-notice periods (1st Accident: costs and disbursements after 20 December 2016; 2nd and 3rd Accidents: costs and disbursements on or after 16 September 2…
19 Jul 1991

RE JAMES PETER CHANDLER

Citation

RE JAMES PETER CHANDLER
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMP3721/1990

The court found that although the applicant's failure to report his meeting with a wanted person was a serious lapse, it did not demonstrate permanent unsuitability for the Bar; lifelong exclusion under s.27A para d(ii) would be disproportionate given his long public service and mitigating factors, and admission would not undermine public confidence when the full circumstances are known.