Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services

Meeting on Monday, 27 June 2005 from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting
(4:30 pm - 4:32 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)2057/04-05
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2058/04-05 on 23 June 2005)

-Minutes of the meeting on 25 April 2005

II.Information papers issued since the last meeting
(4:32 pm - 4:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1680/04-05(01)
(issued on 26 May 2005)

-Information on number of Deputy Judges and judicial officers

LC Paper No. CB(2)1760/04-05(01)
(issued on 2 June 2005)

-Letter dated 30 May 2005 from the Administration on progress of review of juvenile justice system

LC Paper No. CB(2)1772/04-05(01)
(issued on 2 June 2005)

-Press release issued by the Judiciary on 1 June 2005 on chambers hearings in civil proceedings

LC Paper No. CB(2)1772/04-05(02)
(issued on 2 June 2005)

-Practice Direction 25.1 - Chambers Hearings in Civil Proceedings in the High Court, the District Court, the Family Court and the Lands Tribunal

LC Paper No. CB(2)1772/04-05(03)
(issued on 2 June 2005)

-Practice Direction 25.2 - Reports on Chambers Hearings not open to the public

LC Paper No. CB(2)1776/04-05(01)
(issued on 2 June 2005)

-An updated summary of views of deputations/members of Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services and Panel on Manpower on review of the Labour Tribunal and related issues

LC Paper No. CB(2)1793/04-05(01)
(issued on 6 June 2005)
(English version only)

-Law Society's letter dated 1 June 2005 to the Director of Administration and its position paper on "The System of Remuneration of Solicitors for Conducting Criminal Legal Aid Work"

LC Paper No. CB(2)1898/04-05(01)
(issued on 10 June 2005)

-Referral from Subcommittee on International Organizations (Privileges and Immunities) (World Trade Organization) Order concerning drafting approach for preparing local legislation

LC Paper No. CB(2)1899/04-05(01)
(issued on 10 June 2005)

-Information on the number of Saturday sittings at the District Court and the Magistrates' Courts from 1 June 2004 to 31 May 2005

LC Paper No. CB(2)2089/04-05(01)
(issued on 24 June 2005)

-Paper provided by the Judiciary Administration on chambers hearings in civil proceedings

III.Items for discussion at the next meeting
(4:35 pm - 4:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2) 2060/04-05(01)
(attached)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(2)2060/04-05(02)
(attached)

-List of follow-up actions

IV.Reform of the law of arbitration
(4:40 pm - 5:20 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1792/04-05(01)
(issued on 3 June 2005)

-Paper provided by the Administration on the Report of the Committee on Hong Kong Arbitration Law of the Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators

LC Paper No. CB(2)2049/04-05(01)
(issued on 22 June 2005)
(English version only)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Construction Association Ltd. on the recommendations in the Report of the Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrations

LC Paper No. CB(2)2049/04-05(02)
(issued on 22 June 2005)
(English version only)

-Letter dated 21 June 2005 from the Law Society of Hong Kong on reform of the law of arbitration

V.Professional Indemnity Scheme of the Law Society
(5:20 pm - 6:05 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)2060/04-05(03)
(attached)

-Background brief prepared by the Secretariat on Professional Indemnity Scheme of the Law Society

LC Paper No. CB(2)2060/04-05(04)
(attached)
(English version only)

-Paper provided by the Law Society of Hong Kong on the proposed Qualifying Insurers Scheme (QIS) and summary of the principal provisions of the 4th draft of the QIS Rules

LC Paper No. CB(2)1903/04-05(01)
(issued on 10 June 2005)
(English version only)

-4th draft of the Solicitors' Professional Indemnity Qualifying Insurance Rules

VI.Solicitors' Accounts (Amendment) Rules
(6:05 pm - 6:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)2060/04-05(05)
(attached)
(English version only)

-Paper provided by the Law Society of Hong Kong

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

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
24 June 2005