Community Legal Education Month 社區法律教育月 2024
22 October - 29 November 2024
As we conclude the inaugural ‘Community Legal Education Month 社區法律教育月 2024’, we extend sincere gratitude and appreciation to all participants and contributors who brought the law out of the books and into people’s hands, and phones.
Particular thanks to law firms Charles Russell Speechlys, DLA Piper, Fairbairn Catley Low & Kong, and Hugill & Ip, who provided insights into the latest developments in the laws that impact people’s everyday lives. Their presentations are linked, below.
If you’d like to be involved in Community Legal Education Month 社區法律教育月 2025, please get in touch at hello@equaljustice.org.
We explored Data Protection Laws in Hong Kong to understand when and how to effectively utilize Data Access Requests and other methods of obtaining data.
We outlined the Immigration processes for obtaining Dependent Visas and Right of Abode in Hong Kong, emphasizing the administrative nature of the schemes and eligibility requirements.
In partnership with DLA Piper, we examined the essential clauses of tenancy agreements and methods to safeguard tenants’ interests.
In collaboration with Charles Russell Speechlys, we detailed jurisdictional requirements for marital separation and divorce, grounds for separation, considerations for children, financial arrangements, and alternative resolution options.
Together with Fairbairn Catley Low & Kong, we summarized Technology Scam laws, used case studies to elucidate legal provisions, discussed various types of scams and suggested remedies.
With Hugill & Ip Solicitors, we defined domestic violence in Hong Kong, outlined available remedies, considerations for children's welfare, and areas of collaboration between lawyers and NGO workers.
Unresolved legal problems prevent people, businesses and society as a whole from reaching their full potentiaL
To learn about the importance of knowing and being able to use the law, read this OECD report, extract below:
“Access to justice is an integral part of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It is an important dimension of inclusive growth and the well-being of individuals and societies. Sound justice systems also underpin the rule of law, good governance, and efforts to tackle inequalities and development challenges.
Growing evidence highlights a complex relationship between unequal access to justice and broader socio-economic gaps. The inability to access justice can be both a result and a cause of disadvantage and poverty. Unmet justice needs can lead to social, physical and mental health problems, lost productivity, and reduced access to economic opportunity, education, and employment.”
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The law is complicated. We have simplified things in the above presentations. Please don't rely on the contents as a guide or as a complete statement of the law or as a substitute for getting legal advice about what to do in the specific circumstances of your case. If you wish to use or disclose the slides, information or concepts contained there and/or in subsequent communications for purposes other than the basis on which they were disclosed to you, then, to the degree that the information is not already in the public domain, you must first obtain specific permission to use/disclose by sending an email to hello@equaljustice.org. Thank you
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