Hong Kong Regulations

LEGAL AID REGULATIONS - REGULATION 21

Duty to report abuse of legal aid

(1) Where an aided person's solicitor or counsel has reason to believe that
the aided person-

   (a)  has required his case to be conducted unreasonably so as to incur
        unjustifiable expense or has required unreasonably that the case be
        continued; or

   (b)  has wilfully failed to comply with any regulation requiring him to
        provide information or in furnishing such information has knowingly
        made a false statement or a false representation, the solicitor or
        counsel shall forthwith report the fact to the Director.

(2) Where the solicitor or counsel is uncertain whether it would be reasonable
for him to continue acting for an aided person, he shall report the
circumstances to the Director. (L.N. 326 of 1984)