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
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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.
LAW SOCIETY’S SUBM ISSIONS ON THE COM PANIES (AM ENDM ENT) BILL 2010 Introduction On 22 January 2010, the Com panies (Am endm ent) Bill 2010 (“Bill”) was gazetted. It was the intention of the Com panies Regis ...
.427556 1 Subm ission on the Legal Practitioners (Am endm ent) Bill 2010 and the Com m ittee Stage Am endm ents to the Bill The Law Society is not in a position to support the Legal Practitioners (Am endm ent) ...
Consultation on Scripless Securities Law Society’s Response Questions Answers 1. Do you agree that investors should be given the option to hold securities in paper form and to rem aterialise securities ...
Consultation Paper “Introduction of the Concept of Advance Directives in Hong Kong” The Law Society has reviewed the Consultation Paper published by the Food and Health Bureau “Introduction of the Con ...
DSG/141629 1 Subm ission to the Bills Com m ittee on Legal Practitioners (Am endm ent) Bill 2010 Purpose 1. This paper sets out the Law Society’s com m ents on the Adm inistration’s policy position on the fol ...
Business Registration (Am endm ent) Bill 2010 Law Society’s Com m ents The Law Society notes the m ain purpose of both the Business Registration (Am endm ent) Bill and the Com panies (Am endm ent) Bill is to st ...
CONSULTATION PAPER DRAFT COM PANIES BILL First Phase Consultation The Consultation Paper and Draft Bill circulated by the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau in late Decem ber 2009 have been thor ...
141670 (28.1.2011) 1 Subm issions of The Law Society’s Crim inal Law & Procedure Com m ittee on The Law Reform Com m ission’s “Consultation Report on Hearsay in Crim inal Proceedings” The Law Society’s Crim i ...
