Hong Kong Ordinances

DISTRICT COURT ORDINANCE - SECT 15

Right of audience

(Past version on 01/09/2000).
(Past version on 01/07/1997).
(Past version on 30/06/1997).

(1) In any proceedings in the Court, any of the following persons may address
the Court, namely-

   (a)  any party to the proceedings;

   (b)  a barrister qualified to practise in the High Court and retained by or
        on behalf of any party; (Amended 25 of 1998 s. 2)

   (c)  a solicitor qualified to practise in the High Court and acting
        generally in the proceedings for a party thereto, but not a solicitor
        retained as an advocate by a solicitor so acting; (Amended 25 of 1998
        s. 2)

   (d)  any other person allowed by leave of the Court to appear instead of a
        party to the proceedings. (Amended 28 of 2000 s. 11)

(1A) The right of a solicitor to address the Court is not excluded by reason
only of the fact that he is in the permanent and exclusive employment of any
other solicitor. (Added 28 of 2000 s. 11)

(2) No person other than a solicitor shall be entitled to have or to recover
any fee or reward for appearing or acting on behalf of any other party in any
proceedings in the Court. (Amended 28 of 2000 s. 11)

(2A) The right of a barrister to appear or to act in the Court or of a
solicitor to recover costs for the employment of a barrister to appear or to
act is not affected by anything in this Ordinance. (Added 28 of 2000 s. 11)

(3) (Repealed 25 of 2008 s. 7) (Replaced 21 of 1962 s. 10)