Subcommittee on Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal
Fees (Amendment) Rules 2009, District Court Civil Procedure
(Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2009 and Civil Justice (Miscellaneous Amendments) Ordinance 2008 (Commencement) Notice

Meeting on Friday, 13 February 2009, from 8:30 am to 10:30 am
in Conference Room B of the Legislative Council Building

A G E N D A

I.Election of Chairman
(8:30 am - 8:35 am)

II.Meeting with the Judiciary Administration and the Administration
(8:35 am - 10:25 am)

Background information on the three items of subsidiary legislation

(issued in January 2009)

-The Legislative Council Brief on Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Fees (Amendment) Rules 2009

(issued in January 2009)

-The Legislative Council Brief on District Court Civil Procedure (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2009

LC Paper No. CB(2)847/08-09(01)
(attached)

-Civil Justice (Miscellaneous Amendments) Ordinance 2008 (Commencement) Notice (L.N. 18 of 2009)

LS37/08-09
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)792/08-09 on 5 February 2009)

-The Legal Service Division Report

Relevant papers of the meeting of the Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services on 13 January 2009

LC Paper No. CB(2)601/08-09(06)
(issued on 7 January 2009 and attached)

-Judiciary Administration's paper on "Implementation of Civil Justice Reform", enclosing marked-up copies of the draft Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Fees (Amendment) Rules 2009 and District Court Civil Procedure (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2009

LC Paper No. CB(2)601/08-09(07)
(issued on 7 January 2009 and attached)

-Background brief on "Implementation of Civil Justice Reform" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(2)620/08-09(01)
(issued on 8 January 2009 and attached)
(English version only)

-Submission on "Civil Justice Reform Training Programme - October 2008 to March 2009" from the Law Society of Hong Kong

LC Paper No. CB(2)847/08-09(02)
(attached)
(English version only)

-Extract from the letter dated 12 January 2009 from the Hong Kong Bar Association concerning implementation of Civil Justice Reform

LC Paper No. CB(2)847/08-09(03)
(attached)

-Extract from the draft minutes of meeting of the Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services on 13 January 2009

III.Any other business
(10:25 am - 10:30 am)

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
12 February 2009