22 Jun 2005
A SOLICITOR AND ANOTHER v. THE LAW SOCIETY OF HONG KONG
- Citation
- A SOLICITOR AND ANOTHER v. THE LAW SOCIETY OF HONG KONG
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV269/2004
The Court allowed the appeal and set aside the final costs order because the Tribunal erred in law by (1) imposing costs against the 2nd respondent despite his status as a trainee/newly qualified solicitor acting under the supervision of the 1st respondent, (2) depriving the 1st respondent of costs for alleged shortcomings that were not charged, and (3) allowing a Clerk to draft findings/orders in a manner that created a real or apparent breach of natural justice; consequently the costs order could not stand.