Subcommittee on Draft Subsidiary Legislation
Relating to the Civil Justice Reform

Meeting on Wednesday, 26 March 2008, from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm
in Conference Room B of the Legislative Council Building

Updated Agenda

I.Confirmation of minutes of meetings
(2:30 pm - 2:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1358/07-08
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1360/07-08 on 18 March 2008)

-Minutes of meeting on 21 February 2008

LC Paper No. CB(2)1359/07-08
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1360/07-08 on 18 March 2008)

-Minutes of meeting on 29 February 2008

II.Meeting with the Administration/Judiciary Administration
(2:35 pm - 4:25 pm)

Papers issued for this meeting

Papers provided by the Judiciary Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)1361/07-08(01)
(English version issued on 14 March 2008)
(Chinese version to follow)

-Paper entitled "Revised proposal for amendments to Order 53 - Applications for judicial review"

LC Paper No. CB(2)1361/07-08(02)
(English version issued on 14 March 2008)
(Chinese version to follow)

-Paper entitled "Assistance to unrepresented litigants"

LC Paper No. CB(2)1373/07-08(01)
(English version issued on 18 March 2008)
(Chinese version to follow)

-Paper entitled "Response to issues raised at the Subcommittee meeting on 21 February 2008"

LC Paper No. CB(2)1373/07-08(02)
(English version issued on 18 March 2008)
(Chinese version to follow)

-Paper entitled "Response to submissions on the proposed amendments to the Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A)"

Submissions from deputations

LC Paper No. CB(2)1327/07-08(01)
(English version only)
(issued on 11 March 2008)

-Submission from Consumer Council

LC Paper No. CB(2)1392/07-08(01)
(English version only)
(issued on 19 March 2008)

-Further submission dated 18 March 2008 from the Law Society of Hong Kong on a number of issues raised at the meeting on 29 February 2008

LC Paper No. CB(2)1411/07-08(01)
(English version only)
(issued on 20 March 2008)

-Further submission dated 19 March 2008 from Mr Gary Meggitt on a number of issues raised at the meeting on 29 February 2008

LC Paper No. CB(2)1403/07-08(01)
(English version only)
(issued on 20 March 2008)

-Further submission dated 19 March 2008 from Mr Eric CHEUNG Tat-ming in the light of the Judiciary Administration's revised proposals and response to the views of deputations expressed at the meeting on 29 February 2008

LC Paper No. CB(2)1422/07-08(01)
(English version only)
(attached)

-Further submission dated 20 March 2008 from Mr Gary Meggitt in the light of the Judiciary Administration's response to the views of deputations expressed at the meeting on 29 February 2008

Other relevant papers previously issued

LC Paper No. CB(2)1129/07-08(01)
(English version issued on 20 February 2008)
(Chinese version to follow)

-Paper entitled "Policy aspects of the proposed amendments to the Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A)" provided by the Judiciary Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)1152/07-08(01)
(English version issued on 20 February 2008)
(Chinese version to follow)

-Paper entitled "Summary of responses to the draft Rules of the High Court (Amendment) Rules" provided by the Judiciary Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)1000/07-08(01)
(English version issued on 1 February 2008)
(Chinese version to follow)

-Paper entitled "Proposed Amendments to the Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A)" provided by the Judiciary Administration (the latest draft subsidiary legislation are set out at Annexes B and C to the paper)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1195/07-08(01)
(English version only)
(issued on 26 February 2008)

-Submission from Hong Kong Bar Association

LC Paper No. CB(2)1225/07-08(01)
(English version only)
(issued on 28 February 2008)

-Submission from the Law Society of Hong Kong

LC Paper No. CB(2)1225/07-08(02)
(English version only)
(issued on 28 February 2008)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Law Costs Draftsmen Association

LC Paper No. CB(2)1255/07-08(01)
(English version only)
(issued on 3 March 2008)

-Submission from Mr Eric CHEUNG Tat-ming, Assistant Professor, Department of Professional Legal Education, the University of Hong Kong

LC Paper No. CB(2)1265/07-08(01)
(English version only)
(issued on 4 March 2008)

-Submission from Mr Gary Meggitt, Teaching Consultant, Department of Professional Legal Education, the University of Hong Kong

Final Report on Civil Justice Reform published in March 2004 will be tabled at the meeting

(A list of other relevant papers previously issued is available on the LegCo website at http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr07-08/english/hc/sub_com/hs51/papers/hs51_ppr.htm)

III.Any other business
(4:25 pm - 4:30 pm)

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
25 March 2008