Barrister Derry Wong (Wong Hak Ming of Counsel) Guilty of Professional Misconduct

王克明大律師專業失當行為罪成 - By a Statement of Findings dated 28 June 2011, the Barristers Disciplinary Tribunal (BDT) found Barrister Derry Wong (Wong Hak Ming of Counsel) (王克明大律師) guilty of three complaints of Professional Misconduct.

On 28 June 2011, the BDT ordered inter alia that:        (1) For each of Complaints 1, 2 and 3, Wong be suspended from practice for a period of six months, such period of suspension to commence from the time when he applies for renewal of his practising certificate, the suspension for each Complaint to run concurrently;     (2) Wong shall pay the costs of and incidental to the proceedings of the BDT, to be taxed by a master of the Court of First Instance, on a full indemnity costs basis.

The suspension ordered by the BDT takes effect from 1 July 2013 to 31 December 2013 (both dates inclusive) following Wong’s resumption of practice on 1 July 2013. (Source: http://www.hkba.org/the-bar/discipline/bdt/index.html)