Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Representation by unqualified person

Legal area

Court

28 Dec 1973

TAIKOO SWIRE LTD v. AU WAI HUNG AND OTHERS

Citation

TAIKOO SWIRE LTD v. AU WAI HUNG AND OTHERS
Court

District Court
Case number

DCCJ3158/1973

The ex parte application was denied because the District Court’s statutory framework and established local practice confine right of audience to those qualified under the Legal Practitioners Ordinance Cap.159; s.15(1)(d) does not authorize deputizing unqualified persons, s.15(2) implies the Court will not permit professional appearances by unqualified persons, and no exceptional circumstances justified departing from binding precedent and practice.
28 Dec 1973

TAIKOO SWIRE LTD v. AU WAI HUNG AND OTHERS

Citation

TAIKOO SWIRE LTD v. AU WAI HUNG AND OTHERS
Court

District Court
Case number

DCCJ3123/1973

Reading s.15(1)(d) together with s.15(2) of the District Court Ordinance and having regard to the Legal Practitioners Ordinance and settled District Court practice, the Court will not permit a person who is not locally qualified to appear professionally for solicitors who are not parties; no exceptional circumstances existed and a prior ruling was binding; therefore the ex parte application must be refused.
28 Dec 1973

TAIKOO SWIRE LTD v. AU WAI HUNG AND OTHERS

Citation

TAIKOO SWIRE LTD v. AU WAI HUNG AND OTHERS
Court

District Court
Case number

DCCJ3131/1973

Leave was refused because the District Court should not extend the right of audience to an unqualified person acting professionally for a firm that is not a party; s.15 read with s.15(2) and existing practice requires qualification or statutory authority and no exceptional circumstances justified departure.

Hong Kong Case Law

TAIKOO SWIRE LTD v. AU WAI HUNG AND OTHERS

TAIKOO SWIRE LTD v. AU WAI HUNG AND OTHERS

TAIKOO SWIRE LTD v. AU WAI HUNG AND OTHERS