Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Public notice requirements

Legal area

Court

25 Jul 2005

RE MR JOHN CHARLES COLE, JR.

Citation

RE MR JOHN CHARLES COLE, JR.
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMP1311/2005

The Court holds it has inherent jurisdiction to amend the Roll of Solicitors, including to change a solicitor's name; such amendments are judicial acts requiring an originating summons with the Law Society and Secretary for Justice as parties, and the Court may impose conditions (eg. public notice) at its discretion, but routine newspaper advertisement is not mandatory in all cases.
27 Apr 2005

RE MA WAI LAM

Citation

RE MA WAI LAM
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMP761/2005

The court conditionally granted the application to amend the roll on the basis (for present purposes) that the court may exercise power to effect the amendment, but expressly reserved the substantive jurisdictional question for consideration before the Chief Judge; the grant was made on the express condition that the applicant publish notice of the name change in three prominent Hong Kong newspapers on two separate days in a form satisfactory to the Registrar, and that future similar applications be brought by notice of motion before the Chief Judge with the Law Society and Department of Just…