Tribunal wrong to clear ex-lawmaker Margaret Ng of misconduct, court told

A disciplinary tribunal erred in its decision to clear barrister and former Hong Kong opposition lawmaker Margaret Ng Ngoi-yee of professional misconduct over her conviction for taking part in an unlawful assembly in 2019, a court was told on Monday.

The Hong Kong Bar Association, the professional body for the city’s barristers, sought a court ruling to revoke the decision, arguing that the panel had overlooked “the likelihood of Ng’s action bringing the legal profession into disrepute”.

Benjamin Yu Yuk-hoi SC told the High Court on Monday that the association’s council had applied for judicial review to seek a clarification of its code of conduct after the Barristers Disciplinary Tribunal found the complaint against Ng unsubstantiated.