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.
Incorporated with limited liability To: All newspapers/rad io & TV news d epartment Press Release 27 March 2003 (for immed iate release) Atypical Pneumonia and Employment Ord inance The pneumonia virus ra ...
Launch of Public Ed ucation Flyer on Anti-Youth D rug Abuse – Joint Effort by The Hong Kong Med ical Association and The Law Society of Hong Kong In view of the overwhelming youth d rug abuse problem in t ...
Press Statement The Law Society of Hong Kong is closely monitoring the d evelopments in the controversy concerning the Citizens’ Rad io station and notes the continued operation of the station d espite a ...
Higher Rights of Aud ience for Solicitors The Law Society welcomes the report by the Working Party appointed by the Chief Justice. It marks an important step forward on an issue for which the Law Socie ...
The Law Society cond emns the act of attacking a prosecutor The Law Society was shocked by the incid ent of the attack of a prosecutor outsid e the D istrict Court yesterd ay. We consid er the act totally b ...
Law Reform Commission Report on End uring Powers of Attorney The Law Society welcomes the recommend ations mad e by the Law Reform Commissions in its report on end uring powers of attorney published on 26 ...
Mr. Albert Ho Chun Yan’s Attack The Council of the Law Society of Hong Kong cond emns the attack on Solicitor and Legislator Mr Albert Ho Chun Yan that occurred on Sund ay 20 August 2006 in Central. The ...
Law Society’s Response on the Consultation D ocument on the Method s for Selecting the Chief Executive and for Forming the Legislative Council in 2012 We have previously mad e submissions on 27 September ...
2008 Annual General Meeting The Law Society of Hong Kong held its Annual General Meeting on 22 May. Election of Council members In the election of members of the Council of the Law Society, there were ...
Selection of New Chief Executive 1. Article 53 of the Basic Law provid es as follows : If the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Ad ministrative Region is not able to d ischarge his or her d uties f ...
