Hong Kong
The Association of Corporate Counsel Hong Kong (ACCHK) is drafting a response to the Law Society of Hong Kong’s (LSHK) published proposed amendments to the Foreign Lawyers Registration Rules in early October 2018.
The amendments would: (1) restrict lawyers to practicing only the law of the jurisdiction in which they are qualified; and (2) require law firms to employ at least twice as many Hong Kong-qualified lawyers as registered foreign lawyers.
The association told its members that the first change would probably have a greater impact on offshore (BVI/Cayman) firms in Hong Kong, as lawyers advising on BVI/Cayman laws are usually not qualified there. Instead, they tend to be UK or Australian qualified lawyers.
