The Court's approach to judicial reviews of disciplinary proceedings

Abstract

New procedures regarding disciplinary proceedings of architects have been considered for the first time by the Court of Appeal in Leung Siu Kwong v. An Inquiry Committee Established under s 22 of the Architect's Registration Ordinance, Cap (408). In the case there are numerous statements of both principle and practice which are of interest in the reasons. The appeal arose out of an order which had been made against the appellant architect, Leung following disciplinary proceedings brought against him under part IV of the Architects Registration Ordinance, (Cap 408). The order itself had required Leung's name to be removed from the relevant register for a period of six months although that order was suspended for two years and thus would not operate unless Leung committed another offence.