19 Jun 2001
KWAN WONG TAN & FONG (a firm) AND ANOTHER v. THE HONG KONG SOCIETY OF ACCOUNTANTS (a body corporate)
- Citation
- KWAN WONG TAN & FONG (a firm) AND ANOTHER v. THE HONG KONG SOCIETY OF ACCOUNTANTS (a body corporate)
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV601/2000
The appeals were dismissed because the Council did not create a legitimate expectation that voluntary cooperation would prevent appointment of an Investigation Committee; the policy language did not mean appointment would occur only if cooperation was refused, the Council lawfully exercised its statutory discretion under s42C based on reasonable suspicion and relevant evidence, and reliance on statutory secrecy and compulsion protections and the absence of pleaded points below did not render the decisions unlawful or irrational.