7 Dec 2023
CHAN CHUN CHUEN v. KAO, LEE & YIP (a firm)
- Citation
- [2023] HKCFI 3009
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA597/2015
Applicant (Defendant) failed to establish a prima facie case of solicitor misconduct on either complaint: (1) striking out of the Plaintiff’s oral agreement plea depended on the Court’s rejection of the Plaintiff’s explanation and did not establish that solicitors acted improperly or dishonestly; (2) it was not plain and obvious that the Plaintiff’s loss claim was an abusive collateral attack on probate findings; and even if a prima facie case existed, it would be disproportionate to proceed because the Defendant failed to provide a credible breakdown of claimed wasted costs and substantial p…