Godfrey Gerald QC v UBS AG and Others
| Jurisdiction | Singapore |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Singapore) |
| Judge | Chao Hick Tin JA |
| Judgment Date | 15 April 2003 |
| Neutral Citation | [2003] SGCA 16 |
| Citation | [2003] SGCA 16 |
| Year | 2003 |
| Published date | 17 December 2003 |
| Docket Number | Civil Appeal No 114 of 2002 |
| Date | 15 April 2003 |
| Subject Matter | Legal Profession,Appeals,Exercise of discretion,Costs,Civil Procedure,Whether circumstances of case attracted exercise of judicial discretion,Costs against person not party to proceedings,Whether issues raised sufficiently difficult and complex points of law and/or facts,Ad hoc,Whether applicant suitable for admission,Admission,Legal Profession Act (Cap 161, 2001 Rev Ed) s 21(1),Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap 322, 1999 Rev Ed) First Schedule para 13,Discretion exercised by trial judge-Interference by appellate court.,Rules of Court (Cap 322, R 5, 1997 Rev Ed) O 59 r 2(2) |
| Plaintiff Counsel | Anthony Wee Soon Kim in person, on behalf of the appellant |
| Defendant Counsel | Wilson Hue Kuan Chenn,Davinder Singh SC, Hri Kumar (Drew & Napier LLC),Laurence Goh Eng Yau |
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11 cases
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Re Millar Gavin James QC
...that the requisite difficulty and complexity must pertain to the law as opposed to the facts (relying on Re Godfrey Gerald QC [2003] 2 SLR 306 at [15]) and that where there was a dearth of local expertise in a given area, even a moderately difficult or complex case may warrant the admission......
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Re Joseph David QC
...[2006] 1 SLR 634 (refd) Flint Charles John Raffles QC, Re [2001] 1 SLR (R) 433; [2001] 2 SLR 276 (refd) Godfrey Gerald QC v UBS AG [2003] 2 SLR (R) 306; [2003] 2 SLR 306 (refd) Gyles QC, Re [1996] 1 SLR (R) 871; [1996] 2 SLR 695 (refd) Insigma Technology Co Ltd v Alstom Technology Ltd [ 200......
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DB Trustees (Hong Kong) Ltd v Consult Asia Pte Ltd
...Pty Ltd v Todd [2004] 1 WLR 2807 (refd) Globe Equities Ltd v Globe Legal Services Ltd [1999] BLR 232 (refd) Godfrey Gerald QC v UBS AG [2003] 2 SLR (R) 306; [2003] 2 SLR 306 (refd) Har Chee Choey v Lee Khai Seng [2003] SGDC 237 (refd) Karting Club of Singapore v Mak David [1992] 1 SLR (R) 7......
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Re Andrews Geraldine Mary QC
...of the Legal Profession Act (Chapter 161) and in the Matter of an Application by Mr [1991] SGHC 177 (refd) Godfrey Gerald QC v UBS AG [2003] 2 SLR (R) 306; [2003] 2 SLR 306 (refd) Michael Jacob Beloff, Queen's Counsel of England, In the Matter of Section 21 of the Legal Profession Act (Chap......
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2 books & journal articles
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Legal Profession
...learned judge”s point would be obiter as Mr Wee”s second applicant also failed to secure admission. 18.7 In Godfrey Gerald QC v UBS AG[2003] 2 SLR 306, the Court of Appeal considered the appeal from the decision of Tay Yong Kwang JC in the first application noted earlier. The applicant arti......
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Civil Procedure
...the offer. 6.67 The court”s power to order a non-party to pay costs was reiterated by the Court of Appeal in Godfrey Gerald QC v UBS AG[2003] 2 SLR 306 at [41] to [46] (affirming the decision of the High Court in Re Godfrey Gerald QC at [2003] 1 SLR 433). Also see Re De Lacy Richard QC[2003......