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The Hong Kong Bar Association (HKBA) is the professional regulatory body for barristers in Hong Kong. The Law Society of Hong Kong is the equivalent association for solicitors in Hong Kong. Jose-Antonio Maurellet is the current chairman of the Council of the HKBA.
The Law Society of Hong Kong is responsible for the classification and qualification of lawyers in Hong Kong. According to Hong Kong law, all Hong Kong solicitors must be members of this association. The Law Society is currently headed by President Roden Tong ( 湯文龍 ) and is located on the third floor of Wing On House in Central .
The professional body's plan to revise foreign lawyer regulations could be detrimental to the legal community and to Hong Kong as a global city. Here's why. Lawyers Blast Hong Kong Law Society's ...
The Hong Kong Basic Law, which is a law passed by the Chinese National People's Congress, came into effect in 1997, becoming the constitutional document in Hong Kong. [4] The law was passed in accordance with Article 31 of the Chinese Constitution, which authorized the establishment of Special Administrative Regions. The Basic Law sets out the ...
The Society therefore instructs the Council of the Law Society to promulgate rules repealing the Solicitors (Scotland)(Supreme Courts) Practice Rules 2003. The motion was withdrawn at the Law Society's AGM, due to the announcement that there would be a review of rights of audience generally, as requested by the Society of Solicitor Advocates.
The legal profession in Hong Kong is also divided into two branches: barristers and solicitors. In the High Court of Hong Kong (including both the Court of First Instance and the Court of Appeal) and the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal, as a general rule, only barristers and solicitor-advocates are allowed to speak on behalf of any party in ...
The GDEHKL is the only law programme in Hong Kong which substantially satisfies both the requirements for entry into the Postgraduate Certificate in Laws (PCLL) for those who intend to practice law in Hong Kong, and also the requirements for entry into the Legal Practice Course (LPC) and the English Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) for ...
Hong Kong Peak Tramways Ordinance Cap.265 Authorized the construction of system 1883 1950 Originally Cap.6 1883 and Cap.304 1950 Police Forces (Change of Title) Ordinance Name change 1969 1997, 1999 Changed from Hong Kong Police Force to Royal Hong Kong Police Force; changed back in 1997 ICAC Ordinance Cap.204 establishment of the ICAC 1974