CO
THE
GOVERNMENT
THEREFORE
PROPOSES то AMEND
SECTIONS 45 AND 46 OF THE LEGAL PRACTITIONERS ORDINANCE TO
ENSURE THAT THESE SECTIONS
WOULD NOT PREVENT A HONG KONG
SOLICITOR IN A FOREIGN LAW FIRM FROM ADVISING ON HONG KONG
LAW, OR PREVENT A SOLICITOR IN A LOCAL LAW FIRM FROM
EMPLOYING OR TAKING INTO PARTNERSHIP A FOREIGN LAWYER.
DISCIPLINARY RULES GOVERNING FOREIGN LAW FIRMS
THE
THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSES THAT THE LAW SOCIETY, AS
GOVERNING BODY, SHOULD BE GIVEN THE POWER
SOLICITORS'
TO MAKE PRACTICE RULES GOVERNING FOREIGN LAW FIRMS.
THE GOVERNMENT BELIEVES THAT THE SETTING
DISCIPLINARY
OF
RULES SHOULD BE A MATTER FOR PROFESSIONAL
SELF-REGULATION RATHER THAN GOVERNMENT CONTROL. HOWEVER,
ONE OF THE ARGUMENTS PUT FORWARD BY THE LAW SOCIETY AGAINST
THE GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSAL IS THAT DEVISING SUCH A SCHEME OF
WOULD REQUIRE A HEAVY COMMITMENT OF TIME AND EFFORT
CONTROL
ON
THEIR
PART.
THEREFORE IN ORDER TO ASSIST, THE
CONTROL WHICH IS
GOVERNMENT HAS DRAWN UP A SCHEME OF
INTENDED AS A SUGGESTED APPROACH THAT THE LAW SOCIETY MIGHT
WISH TO CONSIDER.