SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE V. TIMOTHY WYNN OWEN KC, BAR COUNCIL OF THE HONG KONG BAR ASSOCIATION

[2022] HKCFA 23 Court of Final Appeal 28 November 2022 • FAMV591/2022 • 23 min read
12 cases cited (0 HK, 12 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Outcome

Application dismissed

we dismiss the application and make an Order

Source: [2022] HKCFA 23, Court of Final Appeal, decided 28 November 2022. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (3)

Counsel (11)

Parties (3)

Summary

The Secretary for Justice sought to admit Timothy Wynn Owen KC, a London barrister, to appear in criminal proceedings in Hong Kong on an ad hoc basis. The key issue was the proper approach to the admission of overseas counsel under section 27(4) of the Legal Practitioners Ordinance. The application raised questions about the circumstances in which overseas counsel should be admitted.

Statutes Cited

Cases Cited (12)

UK (2)
[1983] AC 191 [1984] 1 AC 398
HK (10)
(2002) 5 HKCFAR 356 [1999] 1 HKLRD 506 [2014] 1 HKLRD 627 [2016] 2 HKLRD 647 [2016] 3 HKLRD 412 [2019] HKCFI 140 [2021] 2 HKLRD 645 [2022] HKCA 1689 [2022] HKCA 1751 [2022] HKCFI 3233

Cited By (1)

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