Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services

Special meeting on Thursday, 21 July 2011, from 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Revised Agenda
(as at 19 July 2011)

*I.Draft Mediation Bill
(4:00 pm - 4:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)2389/10-11(01)
(issued on 15 July 2011)

-Administration's paper on "Development of Mediation Services - Proposed Mediation Bill"

LC Paper No. CB(2)2389/10-11(02)
(issued on 15 July 2011)

-A copy of the submission from the Hong Kong Bar Association to the Mediation Task Force of the Department of Justice

LC Paper No. CB(2)2415/10-11(01)

-Background brief on "Draft Mediation Bill" prepared by the Legislative Council ("LegCo") Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(2)2415/10-11(02)

-A copy of the submission from the Law Society of Hong Kong to the Department of Justice

II.Free legal advice service
(4:40 pm - 6:25 pm)

Meeting with deputations and the Administration

(1)The Hong Kong Bar Association
[LC Paper No. CB(2)2415/10-11(03)]

(2)The Law Society of Hong Kong

(3)Duty Lawyer Service

(4)Society for Community Organization

(5)Hong Kong Unison Limited
[LC Paper No. CB(2)2444/10-11(01)]

Papers issued for this meeting

LC Paper No. IN19/10-11

-Information note on "Free legal advice service in England and Wales" prepared by the Research Division of the LegCo Secretariat

LC Paper No. IN20/10-11

-Information note on "Free legal advice service in Scotland" prepared by the Research Division of the LegCo Secretariat

LC Paper No. IN21/10-11

-Information note on "Free legal advice service in the Netherlands" prepared by the Research Division of the LegCo Secretariat

Other relevant papers previously issued

LC Paper No. CB(2)1480/10-11(06)
(issued on 8 April 2011)

-Administration's paper on "Free legal advice service"

LC Paper No. CB(2)1480/10-11(07)
(issued on 8 April 2011)

-Background brief on "Free legal advice service" prepared by the LegCo Secretariat

LC Paper No. IN10/10-11
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1554/10-11 on 14 April 2011)

-Information note on "Free legal advice service" prepared by the Research Division of the LegCo Secretariat

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

* All other Hon LegCo Members are invited to join the discussion of item I which relates to a legislative proposal.

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
19 July 2011