Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services

Meeting on
Tuesday, 26 November 2013, at 4:30 pm
in Conference Room 3 of the Legislative Council Complex

Updated Agenda

(as at 22 November 2013)

I.	Information papers issued since the last meeting (4:30 pm - 4:35 pm)
	LC Paper No. CB(4)948/12-13(01) (issued on 15 August 2013)	-	Reply from the Department of Justice dated 24 July 2013 to the letter from the Hong Kong Training Professionals General Union dated 4 June 2013 concerning issues related to the accreditation of mediators in Hong Kong (English version only)
	LC Paper No. CB(4)969/12-13(01) (issued on 5 September 2013)	-	Letter from The Law Society of Hong Kong dated 2 September 2013 on Solicitor Corporation Rules and consequential amendments to the Legal Practitioners Ordinance (Cap. 159) (English version only)
	LC Paper No. CB(4)99/13-14(01) (issued on 30 October 2013)	-	Letter from TANG Wing-chun, Kwun Tong District Councillor, dated 9 August 2013 requesting to discuss the issue of "Abolition of the common law offence of champerty" (Chinese version only)
	LC Paper No. CB(4)119/13-14(01) (issued on 5 November 2013)	-	Administration's letter dated 31 October 2013 on "Review of non-commencement of ordinances/certain provisions of ordinances"
II.	Items for discussion at the next meeting (4:35 pm - 4:50 pm)
	LC Paper No. CB(4)157/13-14(01) (issued on 20 November 2013)	-	List of outstanding items for discussion
	LC Paper No. CB(4)157/13-14(02) (issued on 20 November 2013)	-	List of follow-up actions
*Legend symbol denoting All other Hon Members of the Legislative Council are invited to join the discussion of these itemsIII.	2013-2014 judicial service pay adjustment (4:50 pm - 5:35 pm)
	CSO/ADM CR 6/3221/02 (issued on 24 September 2013)	-	Legislative Council Brief
	LC Paper No. CB(4)157/13-14(03) (issued on 20 November 2013)	-	Background brief on "Judicial Service Pay Adjustment" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat
*Legend symbol denoting All other Hon Members of the Legislative Council are invited to join the discussion of these itemsIV.	Proposed Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Bill (5:35 pm - 6:25 pm)
	LC Paper No. CB(4)157/13-14(04) (issued on 20 November 2013)	-	Paper provided by the Administration
	LC Paper No. CB(4)176/13-14(01) (English version only) (attached)	-	Consultation Paper on Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Bill 2013
	LC Paper No. CB(4)157/13-14(05) (English version only) (issued on 20 November 2013)	-	Submission from the Hong Kong Bar Association
	LC Paper No. CB(4)176/13-14(02) (English version only) (attached)	-	Submission from The Law Society of Hong Kong
V.	Any other business (6:25 pm - 6:30 pm)

^{* All other Hon Members of the Legislative Council are invited to join the discussion of these items}

Council Business Division 4
Legislative Council Secretariat
22 November 2013