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Topic

Section 17 legal aid ordinance

Legal area

Court

22 Mar 2018

POON CHI YAN v. JSI LOGISTICS (HONG KONG) LTD

Citation

[2018] HKDC 311
Court

District Court
Case number

DCEC40/2014

The court declined to order the aided person to pay costs under s17(3) LAO because the principal failings lay with the assigned solicitor and counsel's continuous failures to report material adverse evidence to the Director of Legal Aid, the aided person was impecunious (rendering any order futile), and making such an order would unfairly deprive the respondent; however the assigned solicitor and counsel's conduct amounted to a serious dereliction of duty and their own taxed legal aid costs are disallowed for specified periods: for the 1st accident all costs and disbursements incurred after 2…
8 Jul 2005

RE CHEN RAY

Citation

RE CHEN RAY
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACV263/2004

The statutory demand complied with the Bankruptcy Rules and the debt (taxed costs under a section 17 Legal Aid Ordinance order) was properly recoverable; the appellant's credibility had been decisively discredited in prior proceedings such that his related claims were hopeless, making any amendment or adjournment futile; accordingly the bankruptcy adjudication and appointment of the Official Receiver were proper and the appeal was dismissed.