16 Mar 2000
ERNST & YOUNG (a firm) v. THE HONG KONG SOCIETY OF ACCOUNTANTS (a body corporate)
- Citation
- ERNST & YOUNG (a firm) v. THE HONG KONG SOCIETY OF ACCOUNTANTS (a body corporate)
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCAL139/1999
Council lawfully exercised its discretion under s42C to appoint an Investigation Committee with terms of reference sufficient to require the Committee to determine whether there was a prima facie case; procedural fairness and legitimate expectation were not breached on the facts; client confidentiality does not excuse compliance with s42D; the applicants' judicial review grounds fail and the application is dismissed.