Barrister vows to fight on

A barrister who sought to run for chief executive vowed yesterday to take his battle against the Bar Council to London after he lost in the Court of Appeal.

Sui See-chun was found guilty of misconduct by the Bar Council in 1994, but challenged the ruling in the Court of Appeal.

Ronald Tang, for the Bar Council, argued Mr Sui was too late in filing his notice of appeal and had not followed the correct procedure.

Mr Sui's appeal was delayed when he stood before three judges on October 25 and announced his intention to run for chief executive.

The Court of Appeal judges allowed the delay, agreeing it would take time to launch his campaign.

Yesterday, the court dismissed his appeal and ruled that he must pay costs.