TUESDAY, MAY 16, 1989
(4)
FIRMS COMPLY
CURRENTLY
WITH THE BE
LAW FOREIGN ALL FOREIGN LAWYERS AND PRACTISING
HONG IN
KONG WILL HAVE TO ADMISSION AND REGISTRATION OF REQUIREMENTS. THEY WILL GIVEN AN ADEQUATE PERIOD OF TIME IN WHICH TO DO SO.
MADE BY
INCLUDED IN THE SUGGESTIONS FOR POSSIBLE RULES TO BE THE LAW SOCIETY RELATING TO FOREIGN LAW FIRMS AND FOREIGN LAWYERS THE FOLLOWING:
ARE
(1)
AT LEAST ONE FOREIGN LAWYER PARTNER IN
WHO, PARTNER FIRM SHOULD BE A RESIDENT REQUIREMENTS, SHOULD BE ORDINARILY RESIDENT IN HONG FOR AT LEAST 180 DAYS IN EACH YEAR.
A FOREIGN LAW AMONG OTHER
KONG
(2)
(3)
A FOREIGN LAW FIRM SHOULD NOT TAKE INTO PARTNERSHIP A HONG KONG SOLICITOR WITH LESS THAN 10 YEARS' EXPERIENCE.
A FOREIGN LAW FIRM SHOULD NOT EMPLOY A HONG KONG SOLICITOR
HE UNLESS TO ADVISE ON HONG KONG
LAW
HAS FIVE YEARS'
EXPERIENCE.
(4)
FOREIGN
LAW
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
FIRM
INTENDING
ΤΟ
A HONG KONG EMPLOY LAW SHOULD HAVE A HONG SOLICITOR TO ADVISE ON HONG KONG
RATIO OF KONG SOLICITOR AS A PARTNER. THERE SHOULD BE A
HONG KONG SOLICITORS ONE SUCH PARTNER FOR EVERY THREE EMPLOYED.
OR DOMESTIC A FOREIGN LAWYER, WHETHER HE IS IN A FOREIGN
KONG LAW FIRM,
WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ADVISE ON HONG LAW, IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER THERE IS A SOLICITOR EMPLOYEE OR SOLICITOR PARTNER IN THE FIRM,
LAW FOREIGN KONG HONG
FIRM SOLICITOR
HONG
A HONG KONG SOLICITOR EMPLOYED IN A SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE ONLY TO A PARTNER OF THAT FIRM FOR ANY ADVICE GIVEN BY HIM ON KONG LAW.
A REGISTER OF ADVICE ON HONG KONG LAW SHOULD A FOREIGN LAW FIRM TAKING IN A SOLICLTOR AS A EMPLOYEE TO PRACTISE HONG KONG LAW.
BE KEPT BY PARTNER OR
LAWYER TO PRODUCE OR DOCUMENTS FOR THAT PROVIDED IN
THE LAW SOCIETY MAY REQUIRE ANY FOREIGN THE
ADVICE OR ANY FILES REGISTER OF INSPECTLON IF THEY HAVE REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE
OR THE FILES
DOCUMENTS CONTALIN CONNECTION WITH HONG KONG LAW.
ADVICE
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER HIS SPEECH,
ON GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSAL
FOREIGN LAW SAID THE
FIRMS WOULD GIVE CLIENTS THE BENEFIT OF A MORE EFFICIENT LEGAL SERVICE.
TO
SERVICE TO TWO FIRMS
MR MATHEWS SAID THE ABILITY FOR USERS OF THE LEGAL GO TO ONE LAW FIRM FOR ADVICE RATHER THAN HAVING TO GO WAS MORE EFFICIENT.
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