Notice of Intention to Apply for a Practising Certificate
Any Solicitor whose application falls within any of the circumstances listed on the relevant Law Society circular as follows (“the Circumstances”) is required to submit a Notice of Intention to Apply for a Practising Certificate (“the Notice”). One of the Circumstances is that a Solicitor has not been in full-time practice of law for 2 continuous years immediately prior to the giving of the Notice. The Council has agreed that absence from full-time practice of law for a period of not more than 6 months in aggregate during the 2-year period referred to in the section will not be treated as having broken the continuity requirement (see Circular 04-310(SD)).
The Notice must be submitted to the Law Society at least 6 weeks before the Solicitor’s application for a Practising Certificate.
The application fee for a 2025 practising certificate is HK$6,500 and the 2025 membership subscription fee is HK$2,500.
According to Section 6(3) of the Legal Practitioners Ordinance, a practising certificate shall not be issued unless the applicant has paid to the Law Society the membership subscription in respect of the year for which the practising certificate is to be issued.
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The Application Form (2025) for Practising Certificate
Circular 23-330 (COM) for removal of partnership condition and the procedure to be followed when making an application under Section 6(6) of the Legal Practitioners Ordinance and Sample Application.
Circular 23-329 (COM) for the guidelines for removal of partnership condition and the procedure to be followed when making an application under Section 6(6A) of the Legal Practitioners Ordinance and Sample Application.
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