CAP. 911
Legal Aid Regulations
[1988 Ed.
[Subsidiary]
FORM IX
LEGAL AID ORDINANCE
(Chapter 91)
FORM OF OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE OF OFFER OF LEGAL AID CERTIFICATE
UNDER THE SUPPLEMENTARY LEGAL AID SCHEME
OFFER OF A LEGAL AID CERTIFICATE
1. The Director of Legal Aid offers you a Legal Aid Certificate which shall relate to the following proceedings--
2. If whilst your certificate is in force your income or capital increases you must immediately disclose such increase to the Director.
3. You have paid $600 on account of the registration fee on making your application. The balance of the registration fee amounting to $400 is payable on acceptance of this offer. If your claim is successful and property is recovered on your behalf the sum of $1,000 will be credited against the deduction referred to in paragraph 4 hereof.
4. The Director of Legal Aid is entitled under the Ordinance to a charge over any property recovered or preserved on your behalf in the proceedings. The Director's charge shall be a sum equivalent to the aggregate of-
5.
6. (a) such costs paid or payable on your behalf in respect of the proceedings as are not recovered from any other party to the proceedings, and
(b) the percentage deduction calculated in accordance with the Schedule to the Regulations.
The percentage deduction is calculated as follows-
(a) Where a claim proceeds to judgment the Director of Legal Aid's deduction from damages received shall be calculated as follows-
(i) in respect of the first $50,000 (or any part thereof) at the rate of 10%;
(ii) in respect of the next $200,000 (or any part thereof) at the rate of 12%;
(iii) in respect of any excess over $250,000 at the rate of 10%.
(b) Where a claim is settled prior to judgment the applicable rate of deduction will be reduced as follows-
(i) where settlement occurs prior to delivery of a brief to Counsel, by 50%;
(ii) where settlement occurs after delivery of a brief but before the trial commences, by 25%;
(iii) where settlement occurs during trial, by 10%.
By accepting this Offer of a Legal Aid Certificate you are bound by the provisions of the Legal Aid Ordinance and the Regulations made thereunder.
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CAP. 911
Legal Aid Regulations
[1988 Ed.
[Subsidiary]
FORM IX
LEGAL AID ORDINANCE
(Chapter 91)
FORM OF OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE OF OFFER OF LEGAL AID CERTIFICATE
UNDER THE SUPPLEMENTARY LEGAL AID SCHEME
OFFER OF A LEGAL AID CERTIFICATE
1. The Director of Legal Aid offers you a Legal Aid Certificate which shall relate to the following proceedings--
2.
If whilst your certificate is in force your income or capital increases you must immediately disclose such increase to the Director.
3. You have paid $600 on account of the registration fee on making your application. The balance of the registration fee amounting to $400 is payable on acceptance of this offer. If your claim is successful and property is recovered on your behalf the sum of $1,000 will be credited against the deduction referred to in paragraph 4 hercof.
4.
The Director of Legal Aid is entitled under the Ordinance to a charge over any property recovered or preserved on your behalf in the proceedings. The Director's charge shall be a sum equivalent to the aggregate of-
5.
6.
(a) such costs paid or payable on your behalf in respect of the proceedings as are not
recovered from any other party to the proceedings, and
(b) the percentage deduction calculated in accordance with the Schedule to the Regulations.
The percentage deduction is calculated as follows-
(a) Where a claim proceeds to judgment the Director of Legal Aid's deduction from damages
received shall be calculated as follows-
(i) in respect of the first $50,000 (or any part thereof) at the rate of 10%;
(ii) in respect of the next $200,000 (or any part thereof) at the rate of 124%; (iii) in respect of any excess over $250,000 at the rate of 10%.
(b) Where a claim is settled prior to judgment the applicable rate of deduction will be reduced
as follows-
(i) where settlement occurs prior to delivery of a brief to Counsel, by 50%;
(ii) where settlement occurs after delivery of a brief but before the trial commences,
25%;
(iii) where settlement occurs during trial, by 10%.
by
By accepting this Offer of a Legal Aid Certificate you are bound by the provisions of the Legal Aid Ordinance and the Regulations made thereunder.
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