Date:
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Level: / Wednesday, 17 April 2013
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
1 CPD point
*This course is an approved RME elective course
Free
Intermediate level, for delegates who
have prior knowledge of the subject area / Language:
Venue : / English
Joint Professional Centre
Unit 1, G/F.,
The Center, 99 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong
About the course:
The course will focus on the following topics:
  1. Examples under Rule 2 of the Solicitors’ Practice Rules.
  2. Rule 2AA Prohibition against publicity and the Solicitors’ Practice Promotion case and FACV 7/2003.
  3. Circular 12-176(PA) 12 March 2012 –Recovery agents and FACC 2/2011; 23 February 2012
  4. Rule 3 Solicitors’ Practice Rules -Fee cutting.
  5. Rule 4 Sharing with non-qualified persons.
  6. Mediators and Arbitrators and the issue of fees.
  7. Duty of Care under HCA 6888/2000 and how it relates to obligations under the Guide.
  8. Attesting Conveyancing documents and retrospective amendments to certifications.
  9. Information communication issues and professional conduct.
  10. Failure to respond to the Law Society enquiries _ CACV 60/2012.
  11. Principle 6.04 of the Guide to Professional Conduct- Privilege against self-incrimination.
  12. Res judicta as it applies to disciplinary proceedings.
  13. Principle 13.07- issues.
  14. Principle 13-09- Circumstances when a declaration cannot be made.
  15. Civil Justice Reform_ conducts issues in relation to costs_ sanctioned offers.
  16. R v Momodou and others [2005] EWCA Crim 177_ civil proceedings_ prohibition on witness training.
  17. Principle 11.02 of the Guide and communicating with a client of opposing party.
  18. The status of “LLP” and CACV 272/ 2004.
  19. Who is a quasi client? CACV13/2011.

Course objective:
Our series of professional ethics courses aim to equip legal practitioners with the most important information on profession conduct. Relevant cases, rules, practice directions and guidelines will be cited and quoted to illustrate the essential issues.
About the presenter:
AB Nasir, Solicitor, Nasirs®
Mr. Amirali B. Nasir is a solicitor admitted in Hong Kong, England and Wales and the Dubai International Financial Centre, practising under the name and style of NASIRS ® (formerly AB Nasir & Co.) since 1992. His principal areas of practice are dispute resolution and commercial law. His is a Council member of the Law Society of Hong Kong, Chairman of the Law Society’s Guidance Committee, Chairman of Guide Working Party and a contributor to the Hong Kong Civil Procedure (White Book). He is a regular speaker on risk management, civil procedure, ethics, solicitors’ accounting, mediation and Islamic finance. He is the external examiner for the PCLL solicitors’ accounts course and appointed, by the Chief Justice, on the Panel of the Notaries Public Disciplinary Tribunal.
Enrolment Conditions:
  1. The course is open to all solicitors and trainee solicitors. Enrolments will be accepted on a first-come-first-served basis, with priority given to those who are subject to the CPD and RME obligations.
  2. If you cannot attend a booked course which is free of charge, written notification must be received by the Hong Kong Academy of Law at least one clear working day before the date of the booked course. Otherwise, you may not be given priority when you register to attend the Academy future free courses.
  3. Only those who have been allocated a seat will receive a confirmation letter from the Academy. Those who have not received a confirmation letter from the Academy before the date of the course shall treat their registrations for the free course unsuccessful.
  4. Please click here for the CPD Attendance Policy which applies to those who wish to claim CPD points from the Law Society of Hong Kong.
  5. Please click here for the Bad Weather Policy.
  6. The Hong Kong Academy of Law reserves the right to alter the contents, speaker(s) or otherwise of this course, or cancel this course.

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