Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services (Papers)

	Year 2011 - 2012
	Year 2010 - 2011
	Year 2009 - 2010
	Year 2008 - 2009

Papers

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Year 2011 - 2012

LC Paper No.	Paper	Meeting date
	Law Reform Commission's Report on Hearsay in Criminal Proceedings (English version only)	15 December 2009 23 April 2012
CB(2)1479/10-11(01)	Law Reform Commission's paper on the role and work of the Law Reform Commission	19 April 2011 20 December 2011
CB(2)372/11-12(01)	Administration's paper on proposed creation of a supernumerary post of Deputy Principal Government Counsel in the Legal Policy Division of DoJ	28 November 2011
CB(2)372/11-12(02)	Administration's paper on Supplementary Provision to Head 92 - DoJ Subhead 234 - Court costs	28 November 2011
CB(2)372/11-12(03)	Paper on Supplementary Provision to Head 92 - DoJ Subhead 234 - Court costs prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (Information note)	28 November 2011
CB(2)467/11-12(01)	Co-operative Agreement on Legal Matters which was signed at the Hong Kong/Shenzhen Co-operation	2 December 2011*
CB(2)584/11-12(01)	Law Reform Commission's paper on supplementary information note on the Law Reform Commission	20 December 2011
CB(2)624/11-12(04)	Paper on role and work of the Law Reform Commission prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (Information note)	20 December 2011
CB(2)684/11-12(01)	Speaking notes of the Secretary for Justice on the role and work of the Law Reform Commission	20 December 2011
CB(2)991/11-12(02)	Extract from the minutes of the meeting of the Panel on Constitutional Affairs on 17 March 2008	30 January 2012
CB(2)714/11-12(01)	Letter from a member of the public expressing views on the filling of vacancies in the Legislative Council	30 January 2012
CB(2)991/11-12(01)	Paper on mechanism for amending the Basic Law for the meeting of the Panel on Constitutional Affairs on 17 March 2008 prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief)	30 January 2012
CB(2)991/11-12(03)	Speaking points made by the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs at the meeting on 17 March 2008	30 January 2012
CB(2)1150/11-12(01)	Administration's paper on The Interpretation of BL by NPCSC in the case Democratic Republic of the Congo & Ors v. FG Hemisphere Associates LLC	27 February 2012
CB(2)2713/10-11(01)	Information paper provided by the Administration on the procedure adopted for referring questions on the Interpretation of Paragraph 1, Article 13 and Article 19 of BL of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to NPCSC in the case Democratic Republic of Congo & Ors v. FG Hemisphere Associates LLC	27 February 2012
FS17/11-12	Paper on The decision by the Court of Final Appeal to seek an interpretation of BL from NPCSC regarding the controversy of state immunity raised in the debt litigation of the Democratic Republic of Congo prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (fact sheet)	27 February 2012
CB(2)1236/11-12(02)	Letter dated 28 February 2012 from the Chairman of the Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services to the Chairman of the House Committee on Panel's proposal for introducing a mechanism to monitor the Government's progress in implementing the recommendations made by the Law Reform Commission	29 February 2012*
CB(2)1729/11-12(02)	Administration's paper on further information on Framework Agreement on Hong Kong/Guangdong Co-operation	23 April 2012
CB(2)1729/11-12(01)	Administration's paper on LRC Report on Hearsay in Criminal Proceedings	23 April 2012
CB(2)1786/11-12(01)	Administration's paper on procedure for seeking an interpretation of the Basic Law ("BL") under BL158(1)	23 April 2012 28 May 2012
	Executive Summary of the LRC Report on Double Jeopardy	23 April 2012
CB(2)1746/11-12(04)	Extract from the minutes of meeting of the Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services on 23 January 2006	23 April 2012
	LRC Report on Double Jeopardy	23 April 2012
CB(2)1842/11-12(01)	Position paper (issued in May 2006) on the LRC Consultation Paper on Hearsay in Criminal Proceedings from the Hong Kong Bar Association	23 April 2012
CB(2)1786/11-12(02)	Submission from the Hong Kong Bar Association	23 April 2012
CB(2)1746/11-12(05)	Updated background brief on Framework Agreement on Hong Kong/ Guangdong co-operation on legal matters prepared by the LegCo Secretariat	23 April 2012
CB(2)2187/11-12(01)	Hong Kong Bar Association's press statements issued in 1999 and 2005 in relation to procedure for seeking an interpretation of the BL under BL158(1) from the Hong Kong Bar Association	28 May 2012
IN29/11-12	Information note on interpretation of the BL under BL158(1) prepared by the Research Division of the LegCo Secretariat	28 May 2012
CB(2)2168/11-12(01)	Submission on procedure for seeking an interpretation of the BL under BL158(1) from the Hong Kong Bar Association	28 May 2012
	Executive Summary of the LRC Report on Class Actions	10 July 2012
	Law Reform Commission ("LRC") Report on Class Actions	10 July 2012
CB(2)2541/11-12(02)	Paper on LRC Report on Class Actions prepared by the LegCo Secretariat (background brief)	10 July 2012
CB(2)2581/11-12(01)	Paper on LRC Report on Class Actions prepared by the LRC (Power-point presentation materials)	10 July 2012
CB(2)2458/11-12(02)	Submission on LRC Report on Class Actions from the Hong Kong Bar Association	10 July 2012

Year 2010 - 2011

LC Paper No.	Paper	Meeting date
CB(2)2614/11-12(01)	Department of Justice's consolidated response on consideration of developing guidelines on the drafting of the long titles of bills, the outcome of its discussion with the two legal professional bodies on the viability of giving defendants the right to elect a jury trial and a timetable for the implementation of the proposed arrangement with the Mainland on reciprocal recognition and enforcement of matrimonial judgments dated 16 July 2012	15 December 2009 28 June 2010 23 May 2011
CB(2)1580/09-10(01)	Department of Justice's paper on details of the Framework Agreement on Hong Kong/Guangdong Co-operation relating to co-operation on legal matters	24 May 2010 23 May 2011
CB(2)315/10-11(04)	Administration's paper on proposed creation of a new rank of Assistant Principal Government Counsel (Directorate (Legal) 1) and creation of posts in the Department of Justice	22 November 2010
CB(2)693/10-11(01)	Supplementary information paper provided by the Administration on the proposed creation of a new rank of Assistant Principal Government Counsel (Directorate (Legal) 1) and creation of posts in the Department of Justice	22 November 2010
CB(2)574/10-11(01)	Law Reform Commission's report on the common law presumption that a boy under 14 is incapable of sexual intercourse (English version only)	21 December 2010 28 February 2011
CB(2)530/10-11(01)	The Ombudsman's views on inclusion of the statutory Independent Police Complaints Council under the purview of The Ombudsman	21 December 2010
CB(2)574/10-11(02)	Summary of Law Reform Commission's report on the common law presumption that a boy under 14 is incapable of sexual intercourse	21 December 2010 28 February 2011
CB(2)1136/10-11(04)	Administration's paper on response to the Law Reform Commission report on the common law presumption that a boy under 14 is incapable of sexual intercourse	28 February 2011
CB(2)1669/10-11(01)	Administration's response to the relevant views and concerns expressed by the Hong Kong Committee on Children's Rights, Against Child Abuse and the Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor on the Law Reform Commission report, in particular on the issue of age of criminal responsibility	28 February 2011
CB(2)1196/10-11(01)	Submission on Law Reform Commission report on the common law presumption that a boy under 14 is incapable of sexual intercourse from Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor	28 February 2011
CB(2)1479/10-11(01)	Law Reform Commission's paper on the role and work of the Law Reform Commission	19 April 2011 20 December 2011
CB(2)1371/10-11(01)	Press release provided by the Administration announcing the appointment of Mr Kevin Paul Zervos, SC as the Director of Public Prosecutions	19 April 2011
CB(2)1781/10-11(03)	Administration's paper on further information on the framework agreement on Hong Kong/Guangdong Co-operation relating to co-operation on legal matters	23 May 2011
CB(2)1781/10-11(04)	Administration's paper on information on Reciprocal Recognition/Enforcement of Matrimonial Judgments with the Mainland	23 May 2011
CB(2)1803/10-11(06)	Letter dated 18 May 2011 from the Law Society of Hong Kong	23 May 2011
CB(2)1803/10-11(05)	Paper on framework agreement on Hong Kong/Guangdong Co-operation relating to co-operation on legal matters prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief)	23 May 2011
CB(2)2413/10-11(01)	Administration's paper on procedural matters of appeal boards	19 July 2011*

Year 2009 - 2010

LC Paper No.	Paper	Meeting date
CB(2)222/09-10	Consultation Paper on Class Actions published by the Class Actions Sub-committee of the Law Reform Commission of Hong Kong on 5 November 2009	23 November 2009
CB(2)222/09-10(01)	Executive Summary of the Consultation Paper on Class Actions	23 November 2009
RP01/09-10	Paper on class action in selected places prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (Research report)	23 November 2009
CB(2)356/09-10(01)	Paper on class action systems in selected places prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (Power-point presentation materials) (Chinese version only)	23 November 2009
CB(2)512/09-10(07)	Administration's paper on proposal for creation of two permanent posts of Deputy Principal Government Counsel in the Department of Justice	15 December 2009
CB(2)2614/11-12(01)	Department of Justice's consolidated response on consideration of developing guidelines on the drafting of the long titles of bills, the outcome of its discussion with the two legal professional bodies on the viability of giving defendants the right to elect a jury trial and a timetable for the implementation of the proposed arrangement with the Mainland on reciprocal recognition and enforcement of matrimonial judgments dated 16 July 2012	15 December 2009 28 June 2010 23 May 2011
	Executive Summary of the Law Reform Commission's Report on Hearsay in Criminal Proceedings	15 December 2009
	Law Reform Commission's Report on Hearsay in Criminal Proceedings (English version only)	15 December 2009 23 April 2012
CB(2)1093/09-10	Consultation Paper on Double Jeopardy published by the Law Reform Commission's Double Jeopardy Subcommittee (English version only)	29 March 2010
CB(2)1093/09-10(01)	Executive Summary of the Consultation Paper on Double Jeopardy	29 March 2010
CB(2)1580/09-10(01)	Department of Justice's paper on details of the Framework Agreement on Hong Kong/Guangdong Co-operation relating to co-operation on legal matters	24 May 2010 23 May 2011
CB(2)1465/09-10(01)	Submission made by the Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor to this Panel and the Panel on Security on the Government's failure to discharge the duty of candour and the need for fairness in immigration control and security matters as well as a proper system for managing government records (English version only)	24 May 2010
CB(2)1681/09-10(01)	Response from the Department of Justice to the submission dated April 2010 from the Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor on the Government's failure to discharge the duty of candour and the need for fairness in immigration control and security matters as well as a proper system for managing government records	28 June 2010
CB(2)2234/09-10(01)	Administration's paper on review of non-commencement of ordinances/certain provisions of ordinances	9 September 2010*

Year 2008 - 2009

LC Paper No.	Paper	Meeting date
CB(2)305/08-09(01)	Administration's response to issues raised by members on provision of assistance to consumer investors in the incident related to Lehman Brothers' Minibonds	20 October 2008
CB(2)438/08-09(04)	Paper on class action in selected places prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (proposed research outline)	16 December 2008
CB(2)899/08-09(04)	Administration's paper on recovery agents	23 February 2009
CB(2)899/08-09(05)	Paper on recovery agents prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief)	23 February 2009
CB(2)1384/08-09(07)	Administration's paper on review of the jurisdiction of the Office of The Ombudsman	27 April 2009
CB(2)1384/08-09(09)	Paper on review of the jurisdiction of the Office of The Ombudsman prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief)	27 April 2009
CB(2)961/07-08(01)	Part 1 of the Report on Review of Jurisdiction of the Office of The Ombudsman (English version only)	27 April 2009
CB(2)1384/08-09(08)	Part 2 of the Report on Review of Jurisdiction of the Office of The Ombudsman (English version only)	27 April 2009
CB(2)1429/08-09(01)	Submission on review of the jurisdiction of the Office of The Ombudsman from Society for Community Organization (English version only)	27 April 2009
CB(2)2543/08-09(01)	Judiciary Administration's paper on the policy considerations and relevant statistics concerning the Order 5 rule 6 of the Rules of the High Court	25 May 2009
CB(2)2628/08-09(01)	Submission from a member of the public dated 8 October 2009 on Order 5 rule 6 of the Rules of the High Court (English version only)	25 May 2009

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