30 Sept 2020
THE REGISTRAR OF THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS v. THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
- Citation
- [2020] HKCFI 2553
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCAL187/2016
The Non-Publicity Order was quashed because the Disciplinary Committee failed to take the principles of open justice and the statutory framework of the PAO into account and thus omitted a relevant consideration; further the order was irrational because it prohibited publication of sanctions arising from a public hearing that expressly recorded strong mitigating factors and a light penalty, thereby lacking a rational basis and undermining transparency and the statutory intent of publication.