Hong Kong Ordinances Hong Kong Ordinances
- CHAPTER 159
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
1. Short title
2. Interpretation
3. Power of Court to admit solicitors
4. Qualifications for admission
5. Roll of solicitors
6. Practising certificates-solicitors
7. Qualifications for practising as solicitor
7A. Solicitors may exercise functions of commissioner for oaths
8. Accountant's reports
8A. Council may examine documents if solicitor is unfit
8AA. Appointment and powers of inspector
8AAA. Additional powers of an inspector
8B. Document production and privilege
9. Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal Panel
9A. Complaint about conduct of solicitor, foreign lawyer, etc.
9AB. Power of Tribunal Convenor to dispose of certain complaints
9B. Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
10. Powers of a Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
11. Ancillary powers of Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
12. Findings of a Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
13. Appeal and saving
13A. Publication of findings of Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
14. (Repealed 61 of 1992 s. 10)
15. (Repealed 61 of 1992 s. 10)
16. Restrictions on powers to strike names off roll
17. Council may inspect proceedings in bankruptcy
18. Winding-up, etc. of business of solicitors struck off or suspended
19. Removal from roll
20. Restrictions on employing trainee solicitors
21. Power to prohibit employing trainee solicitors
22. Power to discharge articles in certain cases
23. Termination of trainee solicitor contracts in cases of bankruptcy,
etc.
24. Society's general right of audience
25. Expenses of Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal and of Society
26. Statutory provisions to prevail over Society's articles
26A. Circumstances in which powers conferred by Schedule 2 exercisable
26AA. (Repealed 70 of 1991 s. 13)
26B. Death of sole solicitor or foreign lawyer
26C. Undue delay by solicitors or foreign lawyers in connection with
clients' instructions
26D. Powers conferred by Schedule 2 exercisable after death of solicitor
27. Power of Court to admit barristers
27A. (Repealed 42 of 2000 s. 8)
28. Formalities for admission as a barrister
29. Roll of barristers
30. Practising certificates-barristers
31. Qualifications for practising as a barrister
31A. Appointment of Senior Counsel
31B. Status of visiting Queen's Counsel
31C. Employed barristers
32. (Repealed 61 of 1992 s. 17)
33. Bar Council - general right of audience
34. Barristers Disciplinary Tribunal Panel
35. Complaint about barrister's conduct
35A. Barristers Disciplinary Tribunal
35B. Sittings of Barristers Disciplinary Tribunal
36. Powers of Barristers Disciplinary Tribunal
37. Disciplinary powers of Barristers Disciplinary Tribunal
37A. Findings of a Barristers Disciplinary Tribunal
37B. Appeal to Court of Appeal
38. Variation of order of the Barrister Disciplinary Tribunal
39. Expenses of Barristers Disciplinary Tribunal and of Bar Council
39A. Foreign lawyers
39B. Foreign firms
39C. Associations
39D. Hong Kong firms may employ foreign lawyers
40. (Repealed 27 of 1998 s. 3)
40A. Qualifications for appointment
40B. Powers of notaries public
40C. Register of notaries public
40D. Qualifications for practising as notary public
40E. Practising certificate-notaries public
40F. Discipline of notaries public
40G. Notaries Public Disciplinary Tribunal Panel
40H. Complaint about conduct of notaries public
40I. Notaries Public Disciplinary Tribunal
40J. Powers of a Notaries Public Disciplinary Tribunal
40K. Ancillary powers of a Notaries Public Disciplinary Tribunal
40L. Findings of a Notaries Public Disciplinary Tribunal
40M. Appeal and saving
40N. Winding-up, etc. of business of notaries public struck off or
suspended
40O. Removal from register at request of notary public
40P. Automatic striking-off or suspension of notary public
40Q. Society of Notaries’ general right of audience
40R. Expenses of Notaries Public Disciplinary Tribunal and of Society of
Notaries
40S. Statutory provisions to prevail over Society of Notaries’ articles
40T. Transitional arrangements
41. (Repealed 27 of 1998 s. 3)
42. (Repealed 27 of 1998 s. 3)
43. (Repealed 27 of 1998 s. 3)
44. Penalty for unlawfully practising as a barrister or notary public
45. Unqualified person not to act as solicitor
46. Penalty for pretending to be a solicitor, etc.
47. Unqualified person not to prepare certain instruments, etc.
48. Unqualified person not to act in preparation of papers for probate,
etc.
49. Solicitor not to act as agent for unqualified person
50. No costs for unqualified person
50A. Recovery of moneys in certain cases
50B. Offences in relation to foreign lawyers, foreign firms and
Associations
51. Application of penal provisions to body corporate
52. Solicitors not to commence or defend actions while in prison
53. Employment by solicitor or foreign lawyer of persons struck off or
suspended
54. Penalty on failure to disclose fact of having been struck off, etc.
55. Time limit for commencement of certain proceedings
56. Agreement for remuneration for noncontentious business
57. Remuneration of a solicitor who is a mortgagee
58. Power to make agreements
59. Miscellaneous provisions
60. Enforcement of agreements in respect of contentious business
61. Death, incapability, or change of solicitor, etc.
62. Agreement excludes taxation
63. Form of bill of costs for contentious business
64. General provisions as to remuneration
65. Power of Court to order delivery of bill, etc.
66. Action to recover costs
67. Taxation of bills on application of party chargeable on solicitor or
foreign lawyer
68. Taxation application of third parties
69. General provisions as to taxations
70. Charging orders
71. Revival of order for payment of costs
72. Power of Chief Justice to make rules
72A. Rules for barristers in Hong Kong
72AA. Power of Bar Council to make rules
72AB. Conflict between rules made by Chief Justice and Bar Council
72B. (Repealed 42 of 2000 s. 18)
73. Power of the Council to make rules
73A. Indemnity rules
73B. Fees for continuing legal education courses
73C. Council may delegate
73D. Power of Council of Society of Notaries to make rules
73E. Indemnity rules for notaries public
73F. Council of Society of Notaries may delegate
74. Costs Committee
74A. Standing Committee on Legal Education and Training
74C. Students already enrolled in legal studies in the United Kingdom
74D. Lawyers employed in Department of Justice
75. Saving
SCHEDULE 1
SCHEDULE 2
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