Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services

Meeting on Monday, 23 November 2009, from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Revised Agenda
(as at 18 November 2009)

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting
(4:30 pm - 4:31 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)190/09-10
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 191/09-10 on 3 November 2009)

-Minutes of meeting on 15 October 2009

II.Information papers issued since last meeting
(4:31 pm - 4:32 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)148/09-10(01)
(issued on 29 October 2009)
(English version only)

-Law Society of Hong Kong's third report on the progress of the review of the Professional Indemnity Scheme

III.Items for discussion at the next meeting
(4:32 pm - 4:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)308/09-10(01)

-List of items tentatively scheduled for discussion at Panel meetings in 2009-2010 session

LC Paper No. CB(2)308/09-10(02)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(2)308/09-10(03)

-List of follow-up actions

IV.Class actions
(4:40 pm - 5:45 pm)

(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)222/09-10 on 6 November 2009)

-Consultation Paper on Class Actions published by the Class Actions Sub-committee of the Law Reform Commission of Hong Kong on 5 November 2009

LC Paper No. CB(2)222/09-10(01)
(issued on 6 November 2009)

-Executive Summary of the Consultation Paper on Class Actions

RP01/09-10

-Research report on "Class action in selected places"

*V.Procedures and working timetable to fill the anticipated vacancy of the Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal
(5:45 pm - 6:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)217/09-10(01)
(issued on 6 November 2009)

-Administration's paper on the procedures and working timetable to fill the anticipated vacancy of the Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal

LC Paper No. CB(2)308/09-10(04)

-Background brief on "Appointment of the Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

Other relevant paper

LC Paper No. CB(2)2448/08-09(01)
(English version issued on 7 September 2009)
(Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2465/08-09 on 10 September 2009)

-Background brief on "Procedure for endorsement of judicial appointment by the Legislative Council under Article 73(7) of the Basic Law" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

VI.Any other business
(6:25 pm - 6:30 pm)

* All other LegCo Members are invited to join the discussion of this item.

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
18 November 2009