### Practising Certificate (Barristers) Rules 《執業證書(大律師)規則》

1. Citation
These rules may be cited as the Practising Certificate (Barristers) Rules.

2. Application for a practising certificate
(1) An application by a barrister under section 30(1) of the Ordinance for a practising certificate shall be in accordance with—
(a) Form 1 in the Schedule in the case of a barrister admitted and qualified to practise generally; (L.N. 390 of 1992)
(b) Form 1A in the Schedule in the case of a barrister admitted and qualified to practise to a limited extent under section 31(2) of the Ordinance; and (L.N. 390 of 1992)
(c) Form 1B in the Schedule in the case of a barrister admitted for the purpose of any particular case or cases under section 27(4) of the Ordinance. (L.N. 390 of 1992; L.N. 37 of 2011)
(1A) An application by an employed barrister under section 31C(2) of the Ordinance for an employed barrister’s certificate shall be in accordance with Form 1C in the Schedule. (L.N. 7 of 2003)
(2) The Bar Council may be satisfied by an application under subrule (1) or (1A) without further investigation unless it is made to appear to it to be necessary. (L.N. 7 of 2003)
(L.N. 388 of 1991; L.N. 390 of 1992)

3. Barristers’ practising certificates
(1) A practising certificate in the case of a barrister admitted and qualified to practise generally shall be in accordance with Form 2 in the Schedule. (L.N. 390 of 1992)
(2) A limited practising certificate as a barrister for the purposes of section 31(2) of the Ordinance shall be in accordance with Form 3 in the Schedule.
(3) A practising certificate in the case of a barrister admitted for the purpose of any particular case or cases under section 27(4) of the Ordinance shall be in accordance with Form 4 in the Schedule. (L.N. 390 of 1992; L.N. 37 of 2011)
(4) An employed barrister’s certificate shall be in accordance with Form 5 in the Schedule. (L.N. 7 of 2003)

### Legal Practitioners (Fees) Rules 《法律執業者(費用)規則》

1. Citation
These rules may be cited as the Legal Practitioners (Fees) Rules.

2. Fees
(1) The fees set forth in Schedule 1 are prescribed for payment under the Ordinance. 
(2) The fees set forth in Schedule 2 are prescribed for payment under the Trainee Solicitors Rules (Cap. 159 sub. leg. J). (L.N. 32 of 1992) 
(3) The fees set forth in Schedule 3 are prescribed for payment under the Admission and Registration Rules (Cap. 159 sub. leg. B). 
(L.N. 119 of 1994)

3. Payment of fees
(1) The fees set forth in Schedules 1, 2 and 3 shall be paid to the persons named in the fourth column of such Schedules, opposite such fees. (L.N. 385 of 1991; L.N. 119 of 1994)
(2) The fees paid by a barrister under sections 30(1) and 31C of the Ordinance shall be paid to the Hong Kong Bar Association for the payment of the expenses of the Association. (L.N. 385 of 1991; L.N. 6 of 2003)

### Barristers (Qualification) Rules 《大律師(資格)規則》

1. Citation
These rules may be cited as the Barristers (Qualification) Rules.

1A. Application
These rules shall apply to—
(a) persons who elect under section 74C of the Ordinance as amended by the Legal Practitioners (Amendment) Ordinance 2000 (42 of 2000) (the amending Ordinance

### Barristers (Qualification) Rules 《大律師(資格)規則》

2A. Admission for particular cases: qualifying period of active practice
Where a person is admitted as a barrister for the purpose of any particular case or cases under section 27 of the Ordinance, the qualifying period of active practice for the purposes of section 31 of the Ordinance shall be a period of not less than 12 months of active practice as a barrister or advocate in any part of the Commonwealth after the date of that person’s call to the Bar in England or Northern Ireland or his admission as an advocate in Scotland or, in the case of a person who, prior to his call to the Bar of England or Northern Ireland or admission as an advocate in Scotland, had been admitted as a barrister or advocate in any part of the Commonwealth, after the date of his being so admitted. 
(L.N. 136 of 1986)

2B. General admission on or after 1 June 1986: qualifying period of active practice
Where a person is admitted as a barrister generally under section 27 or 27A of the Ordinance on or after 1 June 1986, the qualifying period of active practice for the purposes of section 31 shall be the period of approved pupillage under these rules. 
(L.N. 136 of 1986; L.N. 101 of 1990)

### Barristers (Qualification) Rules 《大律師(資格)規則》

3. Application for pupillage in Hong Kong
A person desiring to become a pupil in Hong Kong shall—
(a) give to the Secretary to the Bar Council not less than 3 weeks’ notice in writing of his intention to serve a pupillage in Hong Kong, stating whether he wishes to serve his pupillage—
(i) with a practising barrister; or
(ii) in the Department of Justice, (11 of 1999 s. 3)
and if with a practising barrister, stating the name and professional address of that barrister; (L.N. 202 of 1976)
(b) deposit with the Bar Council a certificate from the Registrar of the High Court that the applicant has been admitted as a barrister in Hong Kong and separate certificates of good character from two responsible persons who have known him for one year or more and have had opportunity of judging his character; (L.N. 202 of 1976; 25 of 1998 s. 2)
(c) deposit with the Bar Council a written declaration and undertaking that—
(i) he is not in practice as a solicitor either on his own account or as a partner or employee in any legal firm whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere and that he does not intend, so long as he remains a pupil, to practise as a solicitor either on his own account or as a partner or employee in any firm in Hong Kong or elsewhere;
(ii) he is not enrolled and, so long as he remains a pupil, will not be enrolled as a student, trainee solicitor or member of The Law Society of Hong Kong.
(L.N. 202 of 1976; L.N. 136 of 1986; L.N. 387 of 1991)

4. Approval of Bar Council
A practising barrister shall not receive a pupil into his chambers unless he has first obtained the approval of the Bar Council to the pupillage. 
(L.N. 387 of 1991)

5. Disqualification
A person shall not be eligible to become a pupil for the purposes of these rules if he—
(a) is an undischarged bankrupt; 
(b) has been convicted of a criminal offence of such a nature as, in the opinion of the Bar Council, makes his admission as a pupil undesirable; 
(c) is engaged in any occupation which, in the opinion of the Bar Council, is incompatible with pupillage; or 
(d) is for any other reason considered by the Bar Council to be unsuitable as a pupil. 
(L.N. 387 of 1991)