Subcommittee on Five Sets of Amendment Rules made under
Sections 73 and 73A of the Legal Practitioners Ordinance and
Gazetted on 12 October 2012

Meeting on Tuesday, 13 November 2012, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room 3 of the Legislative Council Complex

A G E N D A

I.

Election of Chairman


(2:30 pm - 2:35 pm)

II.

Meeting with the Administration and The Law Society of Hong Kong


(2:35 pm - 4:25 pm)

L.N. 151 of 2012
(gazetted on 12 October 2012 and tabled in Council on 17 October 2012)

-Solicitors' Accounts (Amendment) Rules 2012

L.N. 152 of 2012
(gazetted on 12 October 2012 and tabled in Council on 17 October 2012)

-Accountant's Report (Amendment) Rules 2012

L.N. 153 of 2012
(gazetted on 12 October 2012 and tabled in Council on 17 October 2012)

-Solicitors (Professional Indemnity) (Amendment) Rules 2012

L.N. 154 of 2012
(gazetted on 12 October 2012 and tabled in Council on 17 October 2012)

-Solicitors' Practice (Amendment) Rules 2012

L.N. 155 of 2012
(gazetted on 12 October 2012 and tabled in Council on 17 October 2012)

-Foreign Lawyers Practice (Amendment) Rules 2012

LC Paper No. LS4/12-13
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)60/12-13 on 18 October 2012)

-Legal Service Division Report

LC Paper No. CB(4)139/12-13(02)
(attached)

-Letter dated 18 October 2012 from Assistant Legal Adviser to The Law Society of Hong Kong

LC Paper No. CB(4)139/12-13(03)
(attached)
(English version only)

-Letter dated 24 October 2012 from The Law Society of Hong Kong to the Assistant Legal Adviser

LC Paper No. LS6/12-13
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)149/12-13 on 1 November 2012)

-Legal Service Division Further Report

LC Paper No. CB(4)139/12-13(04)
(attached)
(English version only)

-Letter dated 7 November 2012 from The Law Society of Hong Kong to the Assistant Legal Adviser

LC Paper No. CB(4)139/12-13(05)
(attached)

-Marked-up copy of the Solicitors' Accounts (Amendment) Rules 2012

LC Paper No. CB(4)139/12-13(06)
(attached)

-Marked-up copy of Accountant's Report (Amendment) Rules 2012

LC Paper No. CB(4)139/12-13(07)
(attached)

-Marked-up copy of Solicitors (Professional Indemnity) (Amendment) Rules 2012

LC Paper No. CB(4)139/12-13(08)
(attached)

-Marked-up copy of Solicitors' Practice (Amendment) Rules 2012

LC Paper No. CB(4)139/12-13(09)
(attached)

-Marked-up copy of Foreign Lawyers Practice (Amendment) Rules 2012

LC Paper No. CB(4)139/12-13(10)
(attached)

-Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

III.

Any other business


(4:25 pm - 4:30 pm)

Council Business Division 4
Legislative Council Secretariat
12 November 2012