Costs of legal aid services and related professional fees



Date Context Summary of development Action
10.01 AUD Director of Audit conducted a value-for-money audit on provision of legal aid services. [Report No. 37]
2.02 PAC PAC considered the report of the Director of Audit on provision of legal aid services. [Report No. 37 "page 277"]
26.5.03 AJLS The Panel discussed the Administration's paper on biennial review of criminal legal aid fees, prosecution fees and duty lawyer fees. [Paper]
13.6.03 FC FC approved a downward adjustment by 4.3% to the fees payable to lawyers in private practice who were engaged to undertake litigation work in respect of criminal cases on behalf of the Legal Aid Department. [Paper]
11.5.05 CQ Hon Margaret NG raised a question on "Payment of fee to the defence counsel in criminal legal aid cases in respect of preparation work". [Hansard "page 14"]
15.12.05 AJLS The Panel discussed the Administration's paper on review of the criminal legal aid fees system. [Paper]
26.2.07 AJLS The Panel received views from deputations on criminal legal aid fees system. The Panel also discussed progress of the Administration in reviewing the proposed fee structure for criminal legal aid with stakeholders. [Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council (LegCo) Secretariat] [Administration's paper]
25.6.07 AJLS The Panel discussed progress of the review of criminal legal aid fees system. [Paper]
25.2.08 AJLS The Panel discussed progress of the review of criminal legal aid fees system. [Background brief prepared by the LegCo Secretariat] [Administration's paper]
16.12.08 AJLS The Panel discussed progress of the review of criminal legal aid fees system. [Background brief prepared by the LegCo Secretariat] [Administration's paper]
22.6.09 AJLS The Panel was briefed on the latest progress of the discussion between the Administration and the Law Society of Hong Kong on criminal legal aid fees for solicitors. The Panel was also briefed on the outcome of the 2008 biennial review of criminal legal aid fees, prosecution fees and Duty Lawyer fees. [Background brief prepared by the LegCo Secretariat] [Administration's paper]


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