BulletYear 2011 - 2012
BulletYear 2010 - 2011
BulletYear 2009 - 2010
BulletYear 2008 - 2009


BulletPapers

Legal aid services

Year 2011 - 2012

LC Paper No.PaperMeeting date
CB(2)600/11-12(01) Administration's paper on further expansion of the Supplementary Legal Aid Scheme 20 December 2011
CB(2)624/11-12(06) Paper on further expansion of the Supplementary Legal Aid Scheme prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (updated background brief) 20 December 2011
CB(2)648/11-12(01) Submission on expansion of SLAS from the Hong Kong Bar Association 20 December 2011
CB(2)863/11-12(01) Administration's paper on processing of legal aid applications relating to judicial review and assignment of lawyers in civil legally-aided cases 30 January 2012
CB(2)871/11-12(06) Paper on issues relating to the provision of legal aid for judicial review cases prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief) 30 January 2012
CB(2)918/11-12(01) Submission on issues relating to the provision of legal aid for judicial review cases from the Hong Kong Bar Association 30 January 2012
CB(2)1112/11-12(01) Information paper provided by the Administration on the outcome of the 2011 annual review of financial eligibility limits of legal aid applicants 27 February 2012
CB(2)2458/11-12(01) Administration's paper on further expansion of the Supplementary Legal Aid Scheme 10 July 2012
CB(2)2549/11-12(02) Letter dated 9 July 2012 on further expansion of the Supplementary Legal Aid Scheme from the Law Society of Hong Kong 10 July 2012
CB(2)2541/11-12(01) Paper on further expansion of the Supplementary Legal Aid Scheme prepared by the LegCo Secretariat (updated background brief) 10 July 2012
CB(2)2549/11-12(01) Submission on further expansion of the Supplementary Legal Aid Scheme from the Hong Kong Bar Association 10 July 2012


Year 2010 - 2011

LC Paper No.PaperMeeting date
CB(2)1601/09-10(01) Submission on five-yearly review of the criteria for assessing the financial eligibility of legal aid applicants from the Hong Kong Bar Association (English version only) 24 May 2010
21 July 2010
30 September 2010
22 November 2010
CB(2)2105/09-10(01) Submission on five-yearly review of the criteria for assessing the financial eligibility of legal aid applicants from the Hong Kong Bar Association (English version only) 21 July 2010
30 September 2010
22 November 2010
CB(2)2103/09-10(01) Submission on five-yearly review of the criteria for assessing the financial eligibility of legal aid applicants from the Law Society of Hong Kong (English version only) 21 July 2010
30 September 2010
22 November 2010
CB(2)2298/09-10(01) Administration's paper on five-yearly review of the criteria for assessing the financial eligibility of legal aid applicants 30 September 2010
22 November 2010
CB(2)2327/09-10(01) Submission on five-yearly review of the criteria for assessing the financial eligibility of legal aid applicants from the Hong Kong Bar Association (English version only) 30 September 2010
22 November 2010
CB(2)2329/09-10(01) Submission on five-yearly review of the criteria for assessing the financial eligibility of legal aid applicants from the Law Society of Hong Kong (English version only) 30 September 2010
22 November 2010
CB(2)315/10-11(05) Administration's paper on progress of review of the Supplementary Legal Aid Scheme 22 November 2010
CB(2)571/10-11(01) Judiciary Administration's response on statistics on unrepresented litigants 22 November 2010
CB(2)659/11-12(01) Letter dated 20 December 2011 from the Secretary for Home Affairs updating the Panel on the progress of review of Supplementary Legal Aid Scheme 22 November 2010
28 March 2011
CB(2)315/10-11(06) Paper on progress of review of the Supplementary Legal Aid Scheme prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief) 22 November 2010
CB(2)357/10-11(01) Submission on progress of review of the Supplementary Legal Aid Scheme from the Hong Kong Bar Association (English version only) 22 November 2010
CB(2)375/10-11(01) Submission on progress of review of the Supplementary Legal Aid Scheme from the Hong Kong Bar Association (further submission) (English version only) 22 November 2010
CB(2)638/10-11(01) Administration's paper on progress of work on the five-yearly review and the criminal legal aid fees review 21 December 2010
CB(2)591/10-11(04) Administration's paper on the report on the study conducted by LASC's Interest Group on Scope of SLAS 21 December 2010
24 January 2011
CB(2)797/10-11(01) Legal Aid Department's response to the enquiry raised by members on the number and outcome of legal aid applications involving applicants who applied for legal aid to lodge an appeal after having represented themselves in person and lost their cases in the lower courts 21 December 2010
CB(2)570/10-11(01) Letter dated 13 December 2010 from the Chairman of Legal Aid Services Council ("LASC") to the Chief Executive on review of Supplementary Legal Aid Scheme ("SLAS") 21 December 2010
24 January 2011
CB(2)591/10-11(05) Paper on review of scope of SLAS prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief) 21 December 2010
24 January 2011
IN02/10-11 Paper on scope of legal aid services in selected places prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (information note) 21 December 2010
24 January 2011
CB(2)570/10-11(02) Report of LASC's Interest Group on expansion of scope of SLAS 21 December 2010
24 January 2011
CB(2)638/10-11(02) Submission on report on the study conducted by LASC's Interest Group on Scope of SLAS from the Hong Kong Bar Association (English version only) 21 December 2010
24 January 2011
CB(2)657/10-11(01) Submission on report on the study conducted by LASC's Interest Group on Scope of SLAS from the Law Society of Hong Kong (English version only) 21 December 2010
24 January 2011
CB(2)1363/10-11(01) Administration's paper on legal aid contribution in response to members' request made at the meeting on 24 January 2011 24 January 2011
28 March 2011
CB(2)836/10-11(04) Extract from the draft minutes of the Panel meeting on 21 December 2010 24 January 2011
CB(2)836/10-11(05) LASC's paper on the relevant statistics on claims by flat buyers against property developer dealt with under the Ordinary Legal Aid Scheme as compiled by the Legal Aid Department 24 January 2011
CB(2)886/10-11(03) Submission on expansion of SLAS from the Association for Protection of Building Owners (Chinese version only) 24 January 2011
CB(2)886/10-11(02) Submission on expansion of SLAS from the Civic Party (English version only) 24 January 2011
CB(2)886/10-11(01) Submission on expansion of SLAS from the Hong Kong Bar Association (English version only) 24 January 2011
CB(2)911/10-11(01) Submission on expansion of SLAS from the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions Rights & Benefits Committee (Chinese version only) 24 January 2011
CB(2)898/10-11(01) Submission on expansion of SLAS from the Law Society of Hong Kong (English version only) 24 January 2011
CB(2)1148/10-11(01) Information paper provided by the Administration on outcome of the 2010 annual review of financial eligibility limits of legal aid applicants 28 February 2011
HAB/CR 19/1/48 LegCo Brief on five-yearly review of the criteria for assessing the financial eligibility of legal aid applicants 28 February 2011
CB(2)1136/10-11(08) Paper on legislative amendments to implement the proposals arising from the five-yearly review of the criteria for assessing the financial eligibility of legal aid applicants prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief) 28 February 2011
CB(2)1320/10-11(01) Administration's paper on review of Supplementary Legal Aid Scheme ("SLAS") 28 March 2011
CB(2)1332/10-11(04) Paper on expansion of SLAS prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief) 28 March 2011
CB(2)1373/10-11(01) Submission on expansion of SLAS from the Hong Kong Bar Association 28 March 2011
CB(2)1480/10-11(04) Administration's paper on criminal legal aid fees system 19 April 2011
CB(2)1480/10-11(05) Paper on criminal legal aid fees system prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (updated background brief) 19 April 2011


Year 2009 - 2010

LC Paper No.PaperMeeting date
CB(2)2368/09-10(01) Administration's paper in response to various issues raised by members relating to legal aid services at the meetings on 24 November 2008, 25 January and 28 June 2010 24 November 2008
25 January 2010
28 June 2010
CB(2)1428/08-09(01) Submission on Legal Aid in Criminal Cases Rules from Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor (HKHRM) to the Chairman of the Legal Aid Services Council (English version only) 25 May 2009
25 January 2010
CB(2)1618/08-09(05) Submission on Rule 4 of the Legal Aid in Criminal Cases Rules from the Hong Kong Bar Association (English version only) 25 May 2009
25 January 2010
RP01/08-09 Paper on legal aid systems in selected places prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (Research report) 22 June 2009
25 January 2010
CB(2)782/09-10(05) Administration's paper on independent statutory legal aid authority 25 January 2010
29 March 2010
CB(2)782/09-10(07) Administration's paper on Legal Aid in Criminal Cases Rules 25 January 2010
CB(2)782/09-10(04) Administration's paper on research report on legal aid systems in selected places 25 January 2010
CB(2)569/09-10(01) Letter dated 9 December 2009 from the Secretary for Home Affairs to the Chairman and Members of the Criminal Law & Procedure Committee on Criminal Legal Aid Fees (English version only) 25 January 2010
FS05/09-10 Paper on client contributions, costs received and legal aid expenditure in Hong Kong and the selected places prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (updated supplementary table) (as at 15 January 2010) 25 January 2010
CB(2)782/09-10(06) Paper on independent statutory legal aid authority prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief) 25 January 2010
CB(2)782/09-10(08) Paper on Legal Aid in Criminal Cases Rules prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief) 25 January 2010
IN01/09-10 Paper on legal aid systems in selected places prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (updated supplementary note) (as at 15 January 2010) 25 January 2010
CB(2)357/09-10(01) Submission on research report on legal aid systems in selected places from the Hong Kong Bar Association (English version only) 25 January 2010
CB(2)824/09-10(01) Submission on research report on legal aid systems in selected places from the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (Chinese version only) 25 January 2010
CB(2)833/09-10(01) Submission on research report on legal aid systems in selected places from the Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor (English version only) 25 January 2010
CB(2)357/09-10(03) Submission on research report on legal aid systems in selected places from the Legal Aid Services Council (English version only) 25 January 2010
CB(2)357/09-10(02) Submission on research report on legal aid systems in selected places from the Law Society of Hong Kong (English version only) 25 January 2010
CB(2)357/09-10(04) Submission on research report on legal aid systems in selected places from the Society for Community Organization (Chinese version only) 25 January 2010
CB(2)782/09-10(09) Submission on Rule 4 of the Legal Aid in Criminal Cases Rules from the Law Society of Hong Kong dated 20 May 2009 (English version only) 25 January 2010
IN01/09-10 Paper on legal aid systems in selected places prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (updated supplementary note) (as at 22 March 2010) 22 March 2010*
CB(2)1148/09-10(01) Administration's paper on five-yearly review of the criteria for assessing the financial eligibility of legal aid applicants 29 March 2010
24 May 2010
21 July 2010
30 September 2010
CB(2)1364/09-10(01) Administration's paper on the basis for arriving at the proposed financial eligibility limits for the two legal aid schemes 29 March 2010
24 May 2010
21 July 2010
30 September 2010
CB(2)1200/09-10(01) Copy of the letter from the Chairman of the Legal Aid Services Council to the Administration which sets out the Council's views on the Administration's proposals arising from the recently completed Five-yearly Review of the Criteria for Assessing the Financial Eligibility of Legal Aid Applicants (English version only) 29 March 2010
24 May 2010
21 July 2010
30 September 2010
CB(2)973/09-10(01) Letter dated 11 February 2010 from the Secretary for Home Affairs to the President of the Law Society of Hong Kong on review of criminal legal aid fees (English version only) 29 March 2010
CB(2)1156/09-10(04) Letter dated 19 March 2010 from the Chairman of Legal Aid Services Council to the Panel Chairman in response to the requests made by the Panel at the meeting on 25 January 2010 29 March 2010
CB(2)1156/09-10(06) Paper on five-yearly review of the criteria for assessing the financial eligibility of legal aid applicants prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (updated background brief) 29 March 2010
CB(2)1156/09-10(05) Paper on independent statutory legal aid authority prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (updated background brief) 29 March 2010
CB(2)1417/09-10(01) Newspaper cuttings concerning the remarks made by the Chief Justice on the provision of free legal services in Hong Kong (English version only) 26 April 2010
CB(2)1583/09-10(04) Paper on five-yearly review of the criteria for assessing the financial eligibility of legal aid applicants prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (updated background brief) 24 May 2010
CB(2)1641/09-10(01) Submission on five-yearly review of the criteria for assessing the financial eligibility of legal aid applicants from a member of public (Chinese version only) 24 May 2010
CB(2)1601/09-10(01) Submission on five-yearly review of the criteria for assessing the financial eligibility of legal aid applicants from the Hong Kong Bar Association (English version only) 24 May 2010
21 July 2010
30 September 2010
22 November 2010
CB(2)1600/09-10(01) Submission on five-yearly review of the criteria for assessing the financial eligibility of legal aid applicants from the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions Rights & Benefits Committee (Chinese version only) 24 May 2010
21 July 2010
30 September 2010
CB(2)1654/09-10(01) Submission on five-yearly review of the criteria for assessing the financial eligibility of legal aid applicants from the Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor (English version only) 24 May 2010
21 July 2010
30 September 2010
CB(2)1628/09-10(01) Administration's paper on provision of free legal services 28 June 2010
CB(2)2076/09-10(01) Administration's paper in response to issues raised by members at the meeting on 24 May 2010 concerning the five-yearly review of the criteria for assessing the financial eligibility of legal aid applicants 21 July 2010
30 September 2010
CB(2)2081/09-10(01) Paper on five-yearly review of the criteria for assessing the financial eligibility of legal aid applicants prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (updated background brief) 21 July 2010
CB(2)2099/09-10(01) Submission on five-yearly review of the criteria for assessing the financial eligibility of legal aid applicants from the Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions (Chinese version only) 21 July 2010
30 September 2010
CB(2)2105/09-10(01) Submission on five-yearly review of the criteria for assessing the financial eligibility of legal aid applicants from the Hong Kong Bar Association (English version only) 21 July 2010
30 September 2010
22 November 2010
CB(2)2105/09-10(02) Submission on five-yearly review of the criteria for assessing the financial eligibility of legal aid applicants from the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions Rights & Benefits Committee (further submission) (Chinese version only) 21 July 2010
30 September 2010
CB(2)2103/09-10(01) Submission on five-yearly review of the criteria for assessing the financial eligibility of legal aid applicants from the Law Society of Hong Kong (English version only) 21 July 2010
30 September 2010
22 November 2010
CB(2)2110/09-10(01) Wording of the motion moved by Hon Albert HO Chun-yan and seconded by Hon LEUNG Kwok-hung on five-yearly review of the criteria for assessing the financial eligibility of legal aid applicants 21 July 2010
CB(2)2298/09-10(01) Administration's paper on five-yearly review of the criteria for assessing the financial eligibility of legal aid applicants 30 September 2010
22 November 2010
CB(2)156/10-11(01) Administration's response on the measures taken by the Labour Department against Labour Tribunal defaults 30 September 2010
CB(2)2304/09-10(01) Paper on five-yearly review of the criteria for assessing the financial eligibility of legal aid applicants prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (updated background brief) 30 September 2010
CB(2)2327/09-10(01) Submission on five-yearly review of the criteria for assessing the financial eligibility of legal aid applicants from the Hong Kong Bar Association (English version only) 30 September 2010
22 November 2010
CB(2)2329/09-10(01) Submission on five-yearly review of the criteria for assessing the financial eligibility of legal aid applicants from the Law Society of Hong Kong (English version only) 30 September 2010
22 November 2010


Year 2008 - 2009

LC Paper No.PaperMeeting date
CB(2)2368/09-10(01) Administration's paper in response to various issues raised by members relating to legal aid services at the meetings on 24 November 2008, 25 January and 28 June 2010 24 November 2008
25 January 2010
28 June 2010
CB(2)309/08-09(08) Administration's paper on provision of legal aid services 24 November 2008
CB(2)2011/08-09(01) Administration's response on review of the provision of legal aid services 24 November 2008
CB(2)309/08-09(07) Paper on review of the provision of legal aid services prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief) 24 November 2008
IN03/08-09 Paper on scope and expenditure of legal aid services in selected places prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (information note) 24 November 2008
CB(2)335/08-09(01) Submission on review of the provision of legal aid services from the Society for Community Organization (Chinese version only) 24 November 2008
CB(2)438/08-09(05) Administration's paper on review of criminal legal aid fees system 16 December 2008
CB(2)438/08-09(06) Paper on criminal legal aid fee system prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief) 16 December 2008
CB(2)1152/08-09(08) Administration's paper on annual and biennial review of financial eligibility limits of legal aid applicants 30 March 2009
CB(2)1152/08-09(04) Administration's paper on five-yearly review of the criteria for assessing the financial eligibility of legal aid applicants 30 March 2009
CB(2)1152/08-09(06) Administration's paper on permanent arrangement for mediation in legally aided matrimonial cases 30 March 2009
CB(2)1215/08-09(01) Law Society of Hong Kong's letter dated 27 March 2009 on five-yearly review of the criteria for assessing the financial eligibility of legal aid applicants and pilot scheme on mediation of legally aided matrimonial cases (English version only) 30 March 2009
CB(2)1152/08-09(05) Paper on five-yearly review of the criteria for assessing the financial eligibility of legal aid applicants prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief) 30 March 2009
CB(2)1152/08-09(07) Paper on pilot scheme on mediation of legally aided matrimonial cases prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief) 30 March 2009
CB(2)1439/08-09(01) Administration's letter to the Law Society of Hong Kong dated 24 April 2009 on review of criminal legal aid fees (English version only) 30 April 2009*
CB(2)1428/08-09(02) Administration's preliminary response to HKHRM's letter 25 May 2009
CB(2)1428/08-09(01) Submission on Legal Aid in Criminal Cases Rules from Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor (HKHRM) to the Chairman of the Legal Aid Services Council (English version only) 25 May 2009
25 January 2010
CB(2)1618/08-09(05) Submission on Rule 4 of the Legal Aid in Criminal Cases Rules from the Hong Kong Bar Association (English version only) 25 May 2009
25 January 2010
CB(2)1904/08-09(03) Administration's paper on review of criminal legal aid fees system 22 June 2009
CB(2)2016/08-09(01) Administration's reply to the Law Society of Hong Kong's letter dated 26 May 2009 (English version only) 22 June 2009
CB(2)1955/08-09(01) Letter dated 26 May 2009 from the Law Society of Hong Kong to the Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs on review of criminal legal aid fees (English version only) 22 June 2009
FS05/09-10 Paper on client contributions, costs received and legal aid expenditure in Hong Kong and the selected places prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (supplementary table) 22 June 2009
CB(2)1904/08-09(04) Paper on criminal legal aid fees system prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief) 22 June 2009
CB(2)1991/08-09(01) Paper on legal aid systems in selected places prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (Power-point presentation materials) (Chinese version only) 22 June 2009
RP01/08-09 Paper on legal aid systems in selected places prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (Research report) 22 June 2009
25 January 2010
IN01/09-10 Paper on legal aid systems in selected places prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (supplementary note) 22 June 2009
CB(2)1969/08-09(01) Submission on criminal legal aid fees system from the Society for Community Organization (Chinese version only) 22 June 2009
CB(2)2613/08-09(02) Legal Aid Department's paper on criminal legal aid applications 8 October 2009*

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