Certificates for higher rights of audience must use the prescribed form for the type of proceedings covered.
Solicitor Advocates (Higher Rights of Audience Certificates) Rules (Cap. 159, section 73(1)(de))(Enacting provision omitted—E.R. 4 of 2020) [20 January 2020] L.N. 149 of 2019 1. (Omitted as spent—E.R. 4 of 2020) 2. Higher rights of audience certificates (1) A certificate issued under section 39P(1) of the Ordinance for the higher rights of audience—(a) in respect of civil proceedings, must be in accordance with Form 1 in the Schedule;(b) in respect of criminal proceedings, must be in accordance with Form 2 in the Schedule; or(c) in respect of both civil and criminal proceedings, must be in accordance with Form 3 in the Schedule.(2) A certificate issued under section 39P(4) of the Ordinance must be in accordance with Form 4 in the Schedule. Schedule [r. 2]Forms Form 1 Higher Rights of Audience (Civil Proceedings) Certificate Legal Practitioners Ordinance (Cap. 159) It is certified, under section 39P(1) of the Legal Practitioners Ordinance, that on ……….……….…. [date] …………………………………………………. [full name in English and, if applicable, Chinese] was granted by the Higher Rights Assessment Board an application for higher rights of audience (as defined by section 39H(3) of the Ordinance) in respect of civil proceedings, and may, subject to section 39O(1) of the Ordinance, exercise those rights as a solicitor under section 39N of the Ordinance with effect from the above date. ……………………………………… for the Council of The Law Society of Hong Kong _ Form 2 Higher Rights of Audience (Criminal Proceedings) Certificate Legal Practitioners Ordinance (Cap. 159) It is certified, under section 39P(1) of the Legal Practitioners Ordinance, that on ……….……….…. [date] …………………………………………………. [full name in English and, if applicable, Chinese] was granted by the Higher Rights Assessment Board an application for higher rights of audience (as defined by section 39H(3) of the Ordinance) in respect of criminal proceedings, and may, subject to section 39O(1) of the Ordinance, exercise those rights as a solicitor under section 39N of the Ordinance with effect from the above date. ……………………………………… for the Council of The Law Society of Hong Kong _ Form 3 Higher Rights of Audience (Civil and Criminal Proceedings) Certificate Legal Practitioners Ordinance (Cap. 159) It is certified, under section 39P(1) of the Legal Practitioners Ordinance, that on ……….……….…. [date] …………………………………………………. [full name in English and, if applicable, Chinese] was granted by the Higher Rights Assessment Board an application for higher rights of audience (as defined by section 39H(3) of the Ordinance) in respect of both civil and criminal proceedings, and may, subject to section 39O(1) of the Ordinance, exercise those rights as a solicitor under section 39N of the Ordinance with effect from the above date. ……………………………………… for the Council of The Law Society of Hong Kong _ Form 4 Higher Rights of Audience (Consolidated) Certificate Legal Practitioners Ordinance (Cap. 159) It is certified, under section 39P(4) of the Legal Practitioners Ordinance, that …………………………………………………. [full name in English and, if applicable, Chinese] was granted by the Higher Rights Assessment Board an application for higher rights of audience (as defined by section 39H(3) of the Ordinance) in respect of civil/criminal* proceedings on ……….……….…. [date], and was additionally granted by the Higher Rights Assessment Board an application for higher rights of audience in respect of civil/criminal* proceedings on ……….……….…. [date], and may, subject to section 39O(1) of the Ordinance, exercise those rights as a solicitor under section 39N of the Ordinance with effect from the above dates accordingly. ……………………………………… for the Council of The Law Society of Hong Kong * Delete whichever is inappropriate.