The Steering Committee on Civil Justice Reform in Hong Kong is seeking views from the legal profession and other interested parties on proposed legislative amendments for the implementation of Civil Justice Reform (CJR).
Chaired by Chief Judge of the High Court the Hon Mr Justice Ma, the Steering Committee has so far focused its work on the necessary amendments to relevant primary and subsidiary legislation.
The Steering Committee was appointed by the Chief Justice in March, 2004, to oversee implementation of the recommendations made in the Final Report on CJR.
“The Steering Committee has identified that, of the 150 recommendations in the Final Report on CJR, 21 require amendments to primary legislation, and 84 require amendments to subsidiary legislation,” a Judiciary spokesman explained.
These proposed amendments are now contained in the draft Civil Justice (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill and draft Rules of the High Court (Amendment) Rules 2007, and (iii) draft High Court Fees (Amendment) Rules 2007 annexed to the Consultation Paper.
“While the proposed amendments relate primarily to the recommendations in the Final Report on CJR, they have also taken into account developments and various other matters deliberated on by the Steering Committee since the publication of the Final Report as highlighted in the Consultation Paper,” the spokesman added.
Since December, 2005, with the assistance of Judges of the District Court and the Lands Tribunal, the Steering Committee has identified the legislative amendments required for the extension of the CJR recommendations to the District Court, the Lands Tribunal and in Employees’ Compensation proceedings. These are also set out in the Consultation Paper for comments.
The Steering Committee is receiving comments during a three-month consultation period, which will end on July 12, 2006. .
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