Subcommittee on Summary Disposal of Complaints (Solicitors) Rules

Second meeting on Monday, 5 January 2004 at 4:30 pm
in Conference Room B of the Legislative Council Building

A G E N D A

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting
(4:30 pm - 4:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)824/03-04
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 825/03-04 on 24 December 2003)

-Minutes of meeting on 8 December 2003

II.Meeting with the Administration and The Law Society of Hong Kong
(4:35 pm - 6:25 pm)

(a)The Law Society of Hong Kong's response to issues raised at the meeting on 8 December 2003

LC Paper No. CB(2)838/03-04(01)
(issued on 30 December 2003)
(English version only)

-Letter dated 22 December 2003 from the Law Society of Hong Kong

LC Paper No. CB(2)885/03-04(01)
(issued on 5 January 2004)
(English version only)

-Letter dated 5 January 2004 from the legal adviser to the Subcommittee to The Law Society of Hong Kong on the proposed amendments to the Rules

(b)Clause by clause examination of the Summary Disposal of Complaints (Solicitors) Rules

(A list of relevant papers previously issued is in the Appendix)

III.Any other business
(6:25 pm - 6:30 pm)

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
5 January 2004

Appendix

Other relevant papers previously issued

the Rules (L.N. 251 of 2003)

LS17/03-04
(issued on 27 November 2003 vide LC Paper No. CB(2)475/03-04)

-Legal Service Division Report

LC Paper No. CB(2)548/03-04(02)
(issued on 5 December 2003)

-Background paper prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat on summary disposal of complaints against solicitors

LC Paper No. CB(2)548/03-04(03)
(English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)548/03-04 on 5 December 2003)(Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)581/03-04 on 8 December 2003)

-Letter dated 5 December 2003 from the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)570/03-04(01)
(English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)570/03-04 on 5 December 2003)(Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)581/03-04 on 8 December 2003)

-Letter dated 4 December 2003 from legal adviser to the Subcommittee to The Law Society of Hong Kong

LC Paper No. CB(2)570/03-04(02)
(issued on 5 December 2003)
(English version only)

-Written response dated 5 December 2003 from The Law Society of Hong Kong to legal adviser to the Subcommittee

LC Paper No. CB(2)620/03-04(01)
(issued on 10 December 2003)
(English version only)

-"Procedural Chart on Summary Disposal" provided by The Law Society of Hong Kong

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
5 January 2004