Like Nigeria’s Blue Silks, Hong Kong non-litigation lawyers to get Senior Counsel rank

Just similar successful Nigeria, wherever the Blue Silks fertile of Senior Council of Nigeria, SCN, has been introduced arsenic an alternate to the Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, title, the fertile of Senior Counsel is being introduced for non-litigation lawyers successful Hong Kong.

The Blue Silks SCN is conferred connected deserving non-litigation lawyers successful Nigeria, who are traditionally near retired of the influential SAN title.

In a determination that mirrors what is happening successful Nigeria, the Law Society of Hong Kong has submitted written submissions to the country’s Legislative Council proposing amendments to the Legal Practitioners Ordinance to let suitably qualified solicitors with outstanding achievements, nonrecreational standing, ineligible expertise and acquisition to beryllium appointed arsenic Senior Counsel.

The Law Society stressed it has nary volition of undermining the existing presumption of Senior Counsel, who are appointed by the Chief Justice of Hong Kong...