Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services

Meeting on Monday, 28 January 2008, from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

A G E N D A

I.Confirmation of minutes of meetings
(4:30 pm - 4:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)673/07-08
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 674/07-08 on 20 December 2007)

-Minutes of meeting on 26 November 2007

LC Paper No. CB(2)927/07-08
(to follow)

-Minutes of meeting on 13 December 2007

II.Information papers issued since last meeting
(4:35 pm - 4:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)718/07-08
(issued on 3 January 2008)

-Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission Report 2006

LC Paper No. CB(2)840/07-08(01)
(issued on 15 January 2008)

-Administration's reply concerning the setting up of a Building Affairs Tribunal

LC Paper No. CB(2)878/07-08(01)
(issued on 17 January 2008)

-Administration's reply on the legislative timetable to implement the recommendations of the Final Report of the Working Party on Solicitors' Rights of Audience

III.Items for discussion at the next meeting
(4:40 pm - 4:45 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)929/07-08(01)
(attached)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(2)929/07-08(02)
(attached)

-List of items tentatively scheduled for discussion at Panel meetings in 2007-2008 session

LC Paper No. CB(2)929/07-08(03)
(attached)

-List of follow-up actions

Independent statutory legal aid authority

LC Paper No. CB(2)929/07-08(04)
(attached)

-Letter dated 20 December 2007 from the Secretary for Home Affairs concerning the establishment of an independent statutory legal aid authority

LC Paper No. CB(2)929/07-08(05)
(attached)

-Summary of recommendations of the Legal Aid Services Council's report on publicly funded legal services provided by the Legal Aid Department and the Duty Lawyer Service provided to the Panel in 1999

Labour Tribunal

LC Paper No. CB(2)929/07-08(06)
(Chinese version only)
(attached)

-Letter dated 21 February 2007 from the Hong Kong Catholic Commission for Labour Affairs concerning the procedures for filing claims in the Labour Tribunal

LC Paper No. CB(2)929/07-08(07)
(attached)

-Judiciary Administration's response to the views of the Hong Kong Catholic Commission for Labour Affairs

IV.Reform of the law of arbitration
(4:45 pm - 5:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)813/07-08
(English version only)
(issued on 11 January 2008)

-Consultation Paper on Reform of the Law of Arbitration and Draft Arbitration Bill

LC Paper No. CB(2)813/07-08(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 11 January 2008)

-Executive summary of the Consultation Paper

LC Paper Nos. CB(2)813/07-08(02) and (03)
(issued on 11 January 2008)

-Extracts from the minutes of meetings on 27 June 2005 and 28 May 2007

LC Paper No. CB(2)916/07-08
(English version only)
(issued on 23 January 2008)

-Corrigenda to the Consultation Paper on Reform of the Law of Arbitration and Draft Arbitration Bill provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)929/07-08(08)
(attached)

-Administration's information paper on "Reform of the law of arbitration in Hong Kong"

*V.Enforcement of judgment in civil cases
(5:35 pm - 6:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)929/07-08(09)
(attached)

-Background Brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat on "Enforcement of judgment in civil cases"

LC Paper Nos. CB(2)1100/06-07(01) and (02)
(English version only)
(re-issued and attached)

-Comments received from the Law Society's Civil Litigation Committee and Family Law Committee and a solicitor's firm on "Enforcement of court judgments in civil cases"

LC Paper No. CB(2)929/07-08(10)
(attached)

-Judiciary Administration's reply to the Law Society's Civil Litigation Committee and Family Law Committee

LC Paper No. CB(2)929/07-08(11)
(attached)

-Administration's paper on "Enforcement of judgment in civil cases"

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

* All Hon LegCo Members are invited to attend the meeting for discussion of item V

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
24 January 2008