Ministry of Justice, Measures for the Administration of Associations Between Law Firms of the Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions and Mainland Law Firms (2nd Revision)

司法部香港特别行政区和澳门特别行政区律师事务所与内地律师事务所联营管理办法 (第二次修正)

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The requirement on the number of full-time lawyers employed by Mainland law firms that operate in association with Hong Kong or Macao law firms is waived.

Promulgated: December 22 2006
Effective: January 1 2007

Main Contents: The revised Measures no longer require mainland law firms applying to form associations with Hong Kong or Macao law firms to have at least 20 full-time lawyers (Article 6).

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