HKU - Clinical Legal Education Office

為大埔火災設立之港大校園免費法律諮詢計劃

香港大學法律學院獲得當值律師服務計劃協助，於該計劃名下在港大校園為公眾人士對有關涉及香港法律的實際問題而提供初步法律意見。若任何公眾人士欲為大埔火災之事宜包括個人傷亡、租賃、遺囑及遺產承辦、保險、債項 、大廈管理及民事訴訟索取初步法律意見，請聯絡本辦事處以查詢會面的安排（電話 : 3917-4322 、電郵 : [email protected] 或親臨本辦事處 : 香港大學百周年校園鄭裕彤教學樓地下CPD-G07室 「臨床法律教育服務辦事處」）。每節法律諮詢約45分鐘。

FREE LEGAL ADVICE SCHEME ON HKU CAMPUS FOR TAI PO FIRE INCIDENT

The Faculty of Law of the University of Hong Kong runs a Free Legal Advice Scheme on campus under the umbrella of the Duty Lawyer Service to offer preliminary legal advice to members of the public having actual legal problems involving the laws of Hong Kong as to their legal position. For those members of the public who wish to obtain preliminary legal advice from our Scheme relating to the Tai Po Fire Incident in areas such as personal injuries, tenancy, wills and probate, insurance, debts, building management and civil litigation, please contact our office to make enquiry for an appointment of an advice session by phone at 3917-4322 or email at [email protected] or attend our office at Clinical Legal Education Office, Room CPD-G07, G/F, Cheng Yu Tung Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU. Each Advice Session will normally be around 45 minutes.

The Clinical Legal Education (“CLE”) course which runs the Free Legal Advice Scheme on HKU campus (“our Scheme”) under the umbrella of the Duty Lawyer Service is delighted to share news of another successful appeal.

Read more: https://newsletter.law.hku.hk/good-news-from-hku-laws-clinical-legal-education-team-3/

The Clinical Legal Education (“CLE”) team is delighted to share news of another case of offering pro bono assistance to a participant of the Free Legal Advice Scheme on HKU Campus (“FLAS”) and successfully helping her to obtain leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal despite the lower court’s earlier refusal to grant leave. History and details of the legal saga and our pro bono assistance can be seen in the recent decision given by the Court of Appeal on 1 March 2024 in Chu Hoi (International) Limited v Chow Kwok Fong [2024] HKCA 202 (“the CA Decision”); by the CA Decision, the client was granted leave to adduce as new evidence on appeal her affirmation made on 5 February 2021 (“the Affirmation”) which was prepared with our pro bono assistance.

Read more: https://newsletter.law.hku.hk/access-to-justice-pro-bono-legal-assistance-provided-by-hku-laws-clinical-legal-education-team/

We were delighted to welcome Professor Steve Levett from the Baroness Hale Law Clinic of the University of York last week to share their problem-based approach to teaching and learning and to guide our students through an interactive case study that touched on issues of nuisance, land, crime and practical client considerations. Remember that your client is your best source of information and establishing trust with your client is key!