24 Aug 2016
HO PAK WA v. THE COUNCIL OF THE LAW SOCIETY OF HONG KONG
- Citation
- HO PAK WA v. THE COUNCIL OF THE LAW SOCIETY OF HONG KONG
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCAL129/2016
The court refused leave because the applicant's grounds were not reasonably arguable: the Law Society was entitled to be satisfied on prima facie evidence and to intervene to protect the public interest even while investigation continued; no clear representation created a legitimate expectation preventing intervention before 31 July 2016; the illegality/irrationality challenge lacked substance and an effective alternative remedy existed, so leave to apply for judicial review and the adjournment to amend were refused.