ABC V. LAW SOCIETY OF HONG KONG

[2025] HKCFI 4151 Court of First Instance 19 September 2025 • HCAL1215/2023 • 62 min read

10 cases cited (0 HK, 10 foreign)

Judges (1)

Counsel (6)

Howse Williams Firm Robertsons Firm Abraham Chan, SC Counsel Respondent John Cheung Counsel Respondent John Hui Counsel Applicant Kevin Lau Counsel Applicant

Parties (5)

The Law Society of Hong Kong Defendant The Law Society of Hong Kong Putative Respondent Abc Applicant Abc Plaintiff Def Putative Interested Party

Statutes Cited

Legal Practitioners Ordinance (Cap 159)

Rules of the High Court (Cap 4A)

Cases Cited (10)

UK (5)

[1989] 1 AC 346 [2009] 1 AC 756 [2013] EWHC 3969 [2016] EWHC 3310 [2018] 1 WLR 738

HK (5)

(2006) 9 HKCFAR 175 [2015] 4 HKLRD 20 [2016] 2 HKC 393 [2021] HKCFI 1093 [2023] 4 HKC 311

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Source: HKLII ([2025] HKCFI 4151)