Solicitor Sun Lup Chung (孫立忠律師) Guilty of Professional Misconduct

Lawyer Sun Lup Chung (孫立忠律師) Guilty of Professional Misconduct

According to: http://www.hk-lawyer.org/en/article.asp?articleid=429&c=121

Hearing date: 15 October 2010; Findings and order: 31 May 2011

The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal found the following breaches against the Respondent, Lawyer Sun Lup Chung (孫立忠律師), proved:

1. the Respondent, Solicitor Sun Lup Chung (孫立忠律師), at the material time being the handling solicitor in charge of the High Court Miscellaneous Proceedings No 3925 of 2002, entered into a contingency fee arrangement with his former client, contrary to Principle 4.16 of the Guide; and
2. as a result, conducted himself in such a way that compromised or impaired or was likely to compromise or impair his own reputation or the reputation of the profession, contrary to Rule 2(d) of the Solicitors’ Practice Rules.

The Tribunal ordered that the Respondent:

1. be censured;
2. be fined HK$10,000; and
3. pay the costs of these proceedings.

Mr Joseph Li of Messrs Joseph Li & Co for the Applicant.
The Respondent, Solicitor Sun Lup Chung (孫立忠律師), was absent.