Bills Committee on Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Bill

Meeting to be held on Monday, 16 June 2014, at 4:30 pm
in Conference Room 2B of the Legislative Council Complex

Updated Agenda

I.

Meeting with the Administration


(4:30 pm - 6:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)623/13-14(01)
(issued on 30 April 2014)

-Administration's paper on "Case law on United Kingdom's Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 and case law in other common law jurisdictions on the application of similar legislation"

LC Paper No. CB(4)815/13-14(01)
(attached)

-Administration's responses to the submissions from Mr Lee MASON of the Faculty of Law of The University of Hong Kong; the Law Society of Hong Kong; and the Hong Kong Association of Banks

LC Paper No. CB(4)815/13-14(02)
(attached)

-Administration's letter dated 12 June 2014 responding to issues raised by the Bills Committee at its meeting on 26 May 2014

Clause-by-clause examination of the Bill

Papers previously issued

File Ref.: LP 5019/11C
(issued by Department of Justice on 26 February 2014)

- Legislative Council Brief

LC Paper No. CB(3)445/13-14
(issued on 28 February 2014)

-The Bill

LC Paper No. LS40/13-14
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1190/13-14 on 27 March 2014)

- Legal Service Division Report

LC Paper No. CB(4)599/13-14(01)
(issued on 23 April 2014)

- Letter from Assistant Legal Adviser to the Administration dated 9 April 2014, and the Administration's responses dated 22 April 2014

LC Paper No. CB(4)599/13-14(02)
(issued on 23 April 2014)

- Background brief on the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Bill prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(4)629/13-14 (01)
(issued on 5 May 2014)

-Submission from the Consumer Council (English version only)

LC Paper No. CB(4)644/13-14(01)
(issued on 7 May 2014)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers (English version only)

LC Paper No. CB(4)652/13-14(01)
(issued on 9 May 2014)

-Submission from the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (East Asia Branch) (English version only)

LC Paper No. CB(4)652/13-14(02)
(issued on 9 May 2014)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Construction Association (English version only)

LC Paper No. CB(4)658/13-14(01)
(issued on 12 May 2014)

-Letter dated 9 May 2014 from The Law Society of Hong Kong enclosing its submission made to the Department of Justice on the Consultation Paper on Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Bill 2013 in December 2012 (English version only)

LC Paper No. CB(4)672/13-14(01)
(issued on 14 May 2014)

-Submission from Mr Lee MASON, Assistant Professor of the Faculty of Law of The University of Hong Kong (English version only)

LC Paper No. CB(4)698/13-14(01)
(issued on 22 May 2014)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Association of Banks (English version only)

LC Paper No. CB(4)710/13-14(01)
(issued on 23 May 2014)

-Administration's responses to views and comments of deputations and written submissions made to the Bills Committee

LC Paper No. CB(4)710/13-14(02)
(issued on 23 May 2014)

-Draft Committee Stage amendments proposed by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(4)328/13-14(01)
(issued on 23 May 2014)

-Further views of the Hong Kong Bar Association on the Consultation Paper on the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Bill 2013 submitted to the Department of Justice and copied to the Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services of the Legislative Council on 15 January 2014 (English version only)

II.

Any other business


(6:25 pm - 6:30 pm)

Council Business Division 4
Legislative Council Secretariat
13 June 2014