Hong Kong Law Society Free Legal Advice

The Law Society also provides a list of law firms that have voluntarily agreed to provide initial legal advice of up to 45 minutes to the public free of charge on this website and in a mobile application provided for this purpose. There are 24 areas of law, including administrative law, arbitration/mediation, bankruptcy, banking and finance, facilities management, China appointed attestation agent, civil celebrants, civil claims, committees/guardianship, corporate/commercial law, consumer protection, transfer of ownership, criminal law, labor law, family law, foreign legal services, immigration, intellectual property, landlords and tenants, legal services related to Mainland, notary, bodily injury, shipping and wills and estates. Whether you apply for civil or criminal legal aid, you can apply to an examination panel consisting of the Registrar of the High Court and a representative of the Hong Kong Bar Association and a representative of the Hong Kong Bar Association. The decision of the Audit Committee is final. Whether you apply for civil or criminal legal aid, you must bring all supporting documents for the means test and the justification test (e.g. bank books, payslips, rent receipts, mortgage repayment plan, income tax assessment, proof of full social assistance (CSSA)). You do not have to pay an application fee unless you are applying for legal aid under SLAS. Legal aid is a means by which eligible applicants can be represented in legal proceedings by a lawyer and, if necessary, by a lawyer. The service is provided by the LAD for every person in Hong Kong, residents and non-residents. If your application for legal aid is accepted, the Director of Legal Aid will appoint an in-house or established lawyer to represent you.

If your file is assigned, the LAD will monitor the merits of your file and its progress. The does not provide legal advice to members of the public. For more information on how to get legal advice in Hong Kong, please visit the following link. For more information on the contribution to the costs of legal aid cases and the first indictment of the Director of Legal Aid, see the brochure „Contribution to the costs of legal aid and the first indictment of the Director of Legal Aid“ or the video „Liability for costs and release of recovered funds“. You can find out how much you have to pay for legal aid at the following links: You can also seek legal advice from the following professional associations: You should be able to meet with a pro bono lawyer, usually about 3-4 weeks after the appointment. In case of emergency, the free legal adviser will endeavour to arrange appointments within two weeks. Please note that the regulation only provides preliminary legal advice about your legal situation. You will not be offered follow-up support or legal representation. Clients who have benefited from legal aid or who have been engaged by a private lawyer are not entitled to the scheme. To get legal aid, you must pass the means test and the reasoning test. You must read very carefully all the terms and conditions of the offer, in particular the part on the amount of your contribution, if any, and the first fees of the director. In civil matters, if the conditions are acceptable, you must sign the „Legal Aid Certificate Offer and Acceptance Form“ and return it to the LAD with your contribution payment, if necessary, within 14 days.

LAD will then issue you with a legal aid certificate confirming that you are a lawyer. If you wish to engage the firm after the initial free legal consultation, you should ask the firm to provide you with an estimate, the fee schedule, any other payments that may be incurred and any other details about the legal service they provide. Please read the following information on the terms and conditions for free legal advice on the use of this service. If you need legal advice on a problem you are facing, you can use the service`s free legal advice service. You can also pay a lawyer to provide you with legal advice or represent you in court. The free legal assistance program is offered by The Duty Lawyer Service. It gives people free preliminary legal advice about their legal status in real cases. To improve public understanding of the law, the Law Society launched the free legal helpline on May 20, 2013. The helpline is available from 9:00 a.m.

to 5:30 p.m. (Monday to Friday, except holidays) In order to improve the public`s understanding of the law and encourage lawyers to contribute to the community through public service, the Law Society launched the „Free Legal Assistance Line“ 8200 8002 on May 20, 2013.