Hong Kong Case Law

19 May 2003

RE ALISTAIR JOHN McGREGOR QC

Citation

RE ALISTAIR JOHN McGREGOR QC

Court

Court of First Instance

Case number

HCMP1692/2003

Application granted because the Action presents unusually difficult and specialist legal issues of importance to Hong Kong law (fiduciary duties, confidential information, remedies) for which overseas specialist counsel could add significant expertise; the pool of appropriately experienced local senior counsel was limited and scheduling conflicts made suitable local leadership unavailable, and the public interest in correct resolution outweighed the lateness of the application.

• Ad hoc admission of overseas counsel
• Fiduciary duties of solicitors
• Restraint of trade
• Confidential information
• Accounts of profits and injunctive relief
• Availability of local counsel