Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services

Meeting on Monday, 27 February 2006 from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

A G E N D A

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting

LC Paper No. CB(2)1198/05-06
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 1199/05-06 on 21 February 2006)

-Minutes of meeting on 15 December 2005

II.Information papers issued since last meeting

LC Paper No. CB(2)959/05-06(01)
(issued on 23 January 2006)

-A letter dated 21 January 2006 from the Chairman on "Monitoring of assigned-out cases by Legal Aid Department"

LC Paper No. CB(2)1201/05-06(01)
(issued on 22 February 2006)

-A paper provided by the Administration on "Recovery Agents"

LC Paper Nos. CB(2)1204/05-06 (01) - (03)
(issued on 22 February 2006)(English version only)

-Correspondence between the Law Society of Hong Kong and the Department of Justice on the proposed Qualified Insurance Scheme

III.Items for discussion at the next meeting
(4:30 pm - 4:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1212/05-06(01)
(issued on 22 February 2006)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(2)1212/05-06(02)
(issued on 22 February 2006)

-List of follow-up actions

IV.Issues relating to the imposition of criminal liabilities on the Government
(4:35 pm - 5:05 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)467/05-06(01)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 1212/05-06 on 22 February 2006)

-Paper provided by the Administration on "Imposition of Criminal Liabilities on the Government or Public Officers"

LC Paper No. CB(2)467/05-06(02)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 1212/05-06 on 22 February 2006)

-Background brief prepared by the LegCo Secretariat on "Issues relating to the imposition of criminal liabilities on the Government"

*V.Reciprocal enforcement of judgments in commercial matters between the HKSAR and the Mainland
(5:05 pm - 5:55 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1202/05-06(01)
(issued on 22 February 2006)

-Background brief prepared by the LegCo Secretariat on "Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments in Commercial Matters between the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Mainland"

LC Paper No. CB(2)1202/05-06(02)
(issued on 22 February 2006)

-Paper provided by the Administration on "Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments in Commercial Matters between the HKSAR and the Mainland"

LC Paper No. CB(2)1202/05-06(03)
(issued on 22 February 2006)(English version only)

-Letter dated 6 February 2006 from the Law Society of Hong Kong

LC Paper No. CB(2)1225/05-06(01)
(attached)
(English version only)

-The Hong Kong Bar Association's position paper on "Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments in Commercial Matters between the HKSAR and the Mainland"

VI.Monitoring of assigned-out cases by Legal Aid Department
(5:55 pm - 6:30 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1203/05-06(01)
(issued on 22 February 2006)

-Executive Summary of the Investigation Report on "Monitoring of Assigned-out Cases by Legal Aid Department" published by the Office of the Ombudsman in January 2006

LC Paper No. CB(2)1203/05-06(02)
(issued on 22 February 2006)

-Paper provided by the Administration on "Monitoring of assigned-out cases by Legal Aid Department"

VII.Any other business

* All other LegCo Members are invited to attend the meeting for discussion of this item

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
23 February 2006