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| (Webinar via Zoom) Road Traffic Offence and Practical Guide |
| Date: |
28 June 2024 (Friday) |
| Time: |
2:30pm - 5:45pm |
| Level: |
I (Intermediate)
For delegates who have prior knowledge of the subject area |
| Language: |
Cantonese 粵語 |
| Fee: |
HK$ 1,850 |
| Accreditation: |
3 CPD pts (Accredited by The Law Society of Hong Kong) |
| Ref: |
L24CL02 |
| Venue: |
Webinar Course
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Presenter's Biography:
Ms. Lau Wan Ching was called to the Bar of Hong Kong in 2007. Areas of specialization (civil practice) in her legal profession include broadcasting and media, company, contracts, family, land and property, personal injury, mediation, mental health, sale of goods etc. Ms. Lau is also experienced in conducting criminal litigation (criminal practice), acting for prosecution as counsel on fiat or acting as defence counsel to defend in criminal cases (including traffic and departmental summons).
Ms. Lau was also qualified as accredited mediator and started her private practice for mediation since 2011. She is current accredited mediator of Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR), UK; Accredited General Mediator of Hong Kong Mediation Accreditation Association Limited; Listed Accredited Mediator both of Hong Kong Bar Association; and listed accredited mediator of the Building Management Mediation Co-ordinator's Office of Lands Tribunal, Mediator of the Joint Mediation Helpline Office.
Before switching her career and joined the legal profession, Ms. Lau worked for broadcasting media in Hong Kong as senior journalist and news anchor including News and Information Services Division of Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB), News Channel of Cable TV, also News Department of Asia Television for more than a decade. Therefore, she also equips with strong background in media law including libel/defamation, privacy, reputation risk and access to information.
During her practice, Ms. Lau also engages as part-time lecturer or guest speaker in the local universities in Hong Kong, teaching commercial law, medical law and media law. She also delivers lectures for CPD training courses in regard to legal issues related to building management and landlord and tenant, social media, copyright, competition law and Trade Description Ordinance, criminal law (including road traffic) etc.
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Objective:
The purpose of this course is to provide a brief summary of law, practice and procedure related to road traffic offences most commonly dealt by legal practitioners in the courts of Hong Kong. In addition, this course will also cover some discussion over practical aspects/ problems faced when dealing with the road traffic offences at different stages, starting from initial contact to client at scene up to the preparation and conducting trial hearing for the traffic offences in courts.
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Outline:
- Pre-trial preparation of road traffic offence litigation
- Practical guide for trial including how to deal with evidence (for example, expert evidence) and relevant procedures
- Statutes related to road traffic offences, for example, Road Traffic Ordinance (Cap. 374)
- Common road traffic offences, for example, careless driving, dangerous driving, drink driving/ drug driving, disqualification and other driving-related offences.
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| Category: |
Criminal Litigation |
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Bookings & Payments
To reserve a seat, please fax the completed booking form to us. We will send out a written Booking Confirmation either by fax or by email to confirm your booking, normally within 48 hours after receiving the booking form. Payment should be made upon we send the Booking Confirmation to you, or together with the booking form if the booking is received within seven (7) days of the course. You are advised to contact us to confirm your place if you have not received the Booking Confirmation prior to the commencement of the course.
Cancellation
In case of cancellation of a booking, you must inform us in writing at least seven (7) days before the date of the course, and a full refund will be issued (less of HK$300 administration fee). Cancellation of unpaid bookings will incur a HK$300 administration fee and the cancellation will not be deemed effective until payment of such fee is received. No refunds will be given and any outstanding amounts remain payable in full if the written notice of cancellation is made less than (7) days before the date of the course.
Transfer
If you cannot attend a booked course, you must inform us in writing at least 24 hours before the commencing time of the course. You may then:
- Transfer the booking to a replacement delegate;( Not available for Individual Discount Packages)
- Transfer your booking to another course, to be held before 31 October 2024; or
- Request a credit voucher, to be used on another LexOmnibus CPD course to be held before 31 October 2024.
No attendance
Once a booking is confirmed and no written notice of cancellation is received by us within the specified time as mentioned above, if a delegate has not settled the payment for a course and fails to attend, for whatever reason, the course fee will remain payable in full. To be awarded CPD points, full attendance of all parts of the conference is required. If you arrive later, or fail to attend a course, your course fee will not be waived, refunded or a credit voucher issued.
Weather
In the event that the No.8 typhoon signal is hoisted or the Black Rain Storm warning is raised within 2.5 hours of the course or is due to be raised during the course, the course will be cancelled. In the event of cancellation due to bad weather, the course will be rescheduled or a credit note issued. No refunds will be given.
Record of Attendance
A certificate of attendance can be provided at a cost of HK$40. Alternatively, a verification of attendance in letter format, along with the original payments receipt is available, at a cost HK$40. Please apply in writing to request either a certificate or verification letter subsequent to the course.
Conference Venue
All the conferences, except webinars, will be taken place in either Central or Admiralty. The address of the conference venue will be notified by email, and via the website.
Other Terms
- We may reschedule, vary the details of a course at any time without liability. If we cancel or reschedule the course, except due to the weather conditions indicated, a credit note will be issued.
- Any bank charges and/or expenses incurred as a result of bounced cheques shall be borne by the delegates.
- LexOmnibus will not issue an invoice for registration of a course except under special circumstances and LexOmnibus reserves the right to charge an administration fee for providing that service.
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