[HK] AO

[HK] AO  
Hong Kong Arbitration Ordinance

Section 44 (Penalty for unlawfully practising as a barrister or notary public), section 45 (Unqualified person not to act as solicitor) and section 47 (Unqualified person not to prepare certain instruments, etc.) of the Legal Practitioners Ordinance (Cap. 159) do not apply to—
(a) arbitral proceedings;
(b) the giving of advice and the preparation of documents for the purposes of arbitral proceedings; or
(c) any other thing done in relation to arbitral proceedings, except where it is done in connection with court proceedings—
(i) arising out of an arbitration agreement; or
(ii) arising in the course of, or resulting from, arbitral proceedings.
Imported: