Bills Committee on Legal Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2010

Meeting on Thursday, 25 November 2010, at 8:30 am
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

A G E N D A

I.Meeting with the Law Society of Hong Kong and the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)344/10-11(01)
(attached)

-The Administration's response to the Law Society of Hong Kong's submission to the Bills Committee dated 29 September 2010

LC Paper No. CB(2)344/10-11(02)
(attached)

-The Administration's paper on the policy intent on distribution of partnership property under the proposed section 7AI

LC Paper No. CB(2)344/10-11(03)
(attached)

-The Administration's response to problems, if any, encountered by Alberta, British Columbia and Manitoba which do not impose liability on a partner of a limited liability partnership ("LLP") based on his constructive knowledge of a default by other member(s) of the LLP raised by the Bills Committee at the meeting on 17 September 2010

II.Meeting with the Administration

Clause-by-clause examination of the Bill

LC Paper No. CB(3)812/09-10
(issued on 18 June 2010)

-The Bill

File Ref : LP 5004/4/15C XVII
(issued by the Department of Justice on 17 June 2010)

-Legislative Council Brief

LC Paper No. CB(2)2055/09-10(02)
(issued on 13 July 2010)

-Marked-up copy of the relevant provisions to be amended by the Bill prepared by the Legal Service Division

(A list of other relevant papers previously issued is available on the website of the Legislative Council at http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr09-10/english/bc/bc52/papers/bc52_ ppr.htm)

III.Any other business

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
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