Hong Kong Bar Association Challenges Misconduct Ruling for Ex-Lawmaker Ng
Hong Kong's Bar Association has asked a court to overturn a decision that cleared former lawmaker Margaret Ng of professional misconduct. The alleged misconduct was linked to her conviction for a 2019 protest.
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Bar Association challenges decision to clear ex-lawmaker Margaret Ng of misconduct
The Hong Kong Bar Association has filed a judicial challenge against a disciplinary panel’s decision to clear barrister and former opposition lawmaker Margaret Ng Ngoi-yee of professional misconduct over her participation in a 2019 anti-government protest. The association’s council on Friday applied for a judicial review of the disciplinary tribunal’s decision that Ng’s conviction for taking part in an illegal gathering was not so serious as “to bring the profession of barrister into disreput...
By Brian Wong
Read full article →Barrister group asks court to overturn decision clearing democrat Margaret Ng of misconduct linked to 2019 protest conviction
Hong Kong’s professional body for barristers has asked a court to overturn its own disciplinary board’s decision clearing pro-democracy figure Margaret Ng of misconduct linked to her 2019 protest conviction. The Hong Kong Bar Association (HKBA) applied for a judicial review of the board’s decision at the High Court on Friday, local media reported. The […]
By Hillary Leung
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