[2021] HKCFA 25, THE LAW SOCIETY OF HONG KONG V. MARK TAYLOR SIMPSON QC V. BAR COUNCIL OF THE HONG KONG BAR ASSOCIATION AND ANOTHER (and 1 other) - Judgment, Outcome & Holding

Judges (3)

Counsel (9)

Anthony Chiang & Partners Firm Herbert Smith Freehills Firm Karas LLP Firm Anthony Chan Counsel Bar Council Of The Hong Kong Bar Association Charles Manzoni Counsel Law Society Of Hong Kong Gladys Li Counsel Bar Council Of The Hong Kong Bar Association Jason Karas Counsel Applicant Simon Chapman Counsel Law Society Of Hong Kong Stewart Wong Counsel Bar Council Of The Hong Kong Bar Association

Summary

Applications for leave to appeal concerning the admission of an overseas Queen's Counsel, Mark Taylor Simpson QC, to appear in Hong Kong proceedings. The Law Society sought leave in one application and Simpson QC in another, raising questions about the proper approach to ad hoc admission of overseas counsel. Leave to appeal was refused in both applications.

Statutes Cited

Basic Law

Art 35

Legal Practitioners Ordinance (Cap 159)

s 27(4)

Cases Cited (4)

HK (4)

(2003) 6 HKCFAR 397 [2019] 5 HKLRD 441 [2021] 1 HKLRD 715 [2021] HKCA 450

Citation influence

HKLII records this judgment as cited by 2 later judgments. This counts every later Hong Kong judgment that references this case, which is broader than the resolved citations listed above.

[2023] HKCA 959 Court of Appeal

15 August 2023

[2025] HKCA 606 Court of Appeal

30 June 2025