The Law Society of Hong Kong is a professional association for solicitors in Hong Kong vested with statutory powers to regulate the professional conduct of solicitors, trainee solicitors and foreign lawyers. It was incorporated in 1907 as a company limited by guarantee.
The Law Society speaks for the solicitors’ profession in Hong Kong and ensures our voice are accurately and purposefully communicated to relevant parties
The Law Society is dedicated to providing relevant and effective support to our members including professional training and legal practice updates.
The Law Society is committed to facilitating the attainment and maintenance of the highest professional standards by our members in the interest of the community
The Law Society reaches out and maintains a wide local and global network for knowledge exchange, experience sharing and collaboration between our members and different sectors of both the local and international communities.
The Law Society strives to raise general public legal awareness, facilitate public access to legal services and promote a culture of giving back to the community among our members.
Higher Rights of Audience for Solicitors The Law Society welcom es the report by the Working Party appointed by the Chief Justice. It m arks an im portant step forward on an issue for which the Law Socie ...
The Law Society condem ns the act of attacking a prosecutor The Law Society was shocked by the incident of the attack of a prosecutor outside the District Court yesterday. We consider the act totally b ...
Law Reform Com m ission Report on Enduring Powers of Attorney The Law Society welcom es the recom m endations m ade by the Law Reform Com m issions in its report on enduring powers of attorney published on 26 ...
M r. Albert Ho Chun Yan’s Attack The Council of the Law Society of Hong Kong condem ns the attack on Solicitor and Legislator M r Albert Ho Chun Yan that occurred on Sunday 20 August 2006 in Central. The ...
Law Society’s Response on the Consultation Docum ent on the M ethods for Selecting the Chief Executive and for Form ing the Legislative Council in 2012 We have previously m ade subm issions on 27 Septem ber ...
2008 Annual General M eeting The Law Society of Hong Kong held its Annual General M eeting on 22 M ay. Election of Council m em bers In the election of m em bers of the Council of the Law Society, there were ...
Selection of New Chief Executive 1. Article 53 of the Basic Law provides as follows : If the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Adm inistrative Region is not able to discharge his or her duties f ...
Joint Press Statem ent -Screening of Convention Against Torture (CAT) Claim s The Law Society and the Bar Association have established a Joint Working Group (WG) to work together on the legal profession ...
Sichuan Earthquake Em ergency Relief Donations by the Legal Profession The Law Society of Hong Kong expresses deep concern and sym pathy to the victim s of the earthquakes that occurred in the Sichuan Pr ...
The Law Society of Hong Kong welcom ed leaders from overseas jurisdictions attending the Opening of the Legal Year At the invitation of Law Society Hong Kong, over 40 delegates from 10 different At the ...
Signing of a M em orandum of Understanding Between the Law Society of Hong Kong and the Czech Bar Association The President of the Law Society of Hong Kong, M r. Lester Huang, signed a M em orandum of Unde ...
A New M easure by the Law Society of Hong Kong to Fulfill International Obligations to Com bat M oney Laundering Hong Kong, 23 June 2008 – To support the HKSAR Governm ent in fulfilling its international ...
