THE LAW SOCIETY OF HONG KONG V. ROBERT JAMES BROOK

[1998] HKCFA 20 Court of Final Appeal 28 September 1998 • FACV20/1998 • 17 min read

Outcome

Leave to appeal granted

leave to appeal was granted (this condition having been accepted by the Society); (ii) there should be no order as to costs of the appeal to the Court of Appeal; and (iii) the judge's order that there be no order as to the costs of the application should not be disturbed.

Source: [1998] HKCFA 20, Court of Final Appeal, decided 28 September 1998. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (5)

Bokhary Coram Ching Coram Court: Chief Justice Li Coram Litton Coram Lord Cooke of Thorndon Coram

Counsel (4)

Anthony Watson-Brown Counsel Respondent Denis Chang Counsel Appellant Philip J Dykes Counsel Respondent Russell Coleman Counsel Appellant

Parties (2)

The Law Society of Hong Kong Appellant Robert James Brook Respondent

Statutes Cited

Legal Practitioners Ordinance (Cap 159)

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Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([1998] HKCFA 20)