Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services

Meeting on
Tuesday, 27 May 2014, at 4:30 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

Agenda

I.

Information paper(s) issued since the last meeting


(4:30 pm - 4:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)634/13-14(01)
(issued on 5 May 2014)

-Judiciary Administration's paper on "Proposed Amendments to the Rules of the High Court and Rules of the District Court on Interpleader Proceedings"

II.

Items for discussion at the next meeting


(4:35 pm - 4:45 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)692/13-14(01)
(issued on 21 May 2014)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(4)692/13-14(02)
(issued on 21 May 2014)

-List of follow-up actions

III.

Implementation of the recommendations made by the Law Reform Commission


(4:45 pm - 5:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)692/13-14(03)
(issued on 21 May 2014)

-Administration's paper on "Implementation of the recommendations made by the Law Reform Commission"

LC Paper No. CB(4)699/13-14(01)
(issued on 22 May 2014)

-Administration's response to a motion passed at the meeting of the Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services on 22 April 2014

LC Paper No. CB(4)692/13-14(04)
(attached)

-Paper on "Implementation of the recommendations made by the Law Reform Commission" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief)

IV.

Draft Solicitor Corporation Rules and consequential amendments to Legal Practitioners Ordinance (Cap. 159)


(5:40 pm - 6:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)692/13-14(05)
(issued on 21 May 2014)

-Paper on "Solicitor Corporation Rules and consequential amendments" in the form of a letter provided by The Law Society of Hong Kong (English version only)

LC Paper No. CB(4)692/13-14(06)
(issued on 21 May 2014)

-Extract of minutes of meeting of the Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services held on 28 March 2011

V.

Any other business


(6:25 pm - 6:30 pm)

Council Business Division 4
Legislative Council Secretariat
22 May 2014