School of Law Advisor on Wrong End of Law
Posted by SaveCityU TechAdmin | July 05 2010, 11:19 PM. Filed under: News •
A member of the School of Law’s International Advisory Board has been found guilty of professional misconduct and fined $300,000. Daniel Fung was found to have hidden information from the Court of Appeal in a case heard before the incoming Chief Justice, Geoffrey Ma. Daniel Fung is a founding member of the International Advisory Body which was established in August 2007 by the recently re-appointed Dean of the School of Law, Prof Wang Guiguo.
Top lawyer found guilty of misconduct
The Bar Association has found the former solicitor-general, senior counsel Daniel Fung, guilty of professional misconduct. A disciplinary hearing ruled that he had concealed information that was unfavourable to his client during a court case. It imposed a fine of HK$300,000.
The case was heard before the future chief justice, Mr Justice Ma, five years ago. Mr Fung was dealing with an appeal in a rental dispute that was lodged by a subsidiary of New World Properties, in the Appeal Court.
The judge made a complaint to the Bar Association, after he discovered that Mr Fung had failed to disclose ordinances that were unfavourable to his client, and for not being able to give a reasonable explanation.
http://www.rthk.org.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/news.htm?englishnews&20100705&56&681180
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