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| (RME Elective) Oaths, Affidavits and Declarations: Local and Foreign Issues |
| Date: |
25 March 2025 (Tuesday) |
| 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)
3 RME pts (Accredited by The Law Society of Hong Kong [RME Elective]) |
| Ref: |
L25OT06 |
| Venue: |
Live Lecture or Zoom Webinar
- Rm 2102, 21/F, Beautiful Group Tower,
77 Connaught Road Central, HK
- Online Webinar via Zoom
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Presenter's Biography:
Mr Samuel Li is the Sole Proprietor of Samuel Li & Co., Solicitors & Notaries. He qualified as a solicitor in Hong Kong in 1983. He passed the Notarial Examination in 1995 and was admitted as a Hong Kong Notary Public.
Samuel now focuses on notarial practices. In the preceding 20+ years as a Hong Kong Notary Public, he has an excellent track record in providing notarial services to clients including overseas government, and world's leading brand companies. More than 70 countries and regions on world's 5 continents have accepted Samuel's notarised documents.
Samuel has given 40 seminars to professionals to demonstrate notarial practice, with total audience exceeding 3,485.
Samuel is the author of the soon released notarial book named "Notarial Services in Hong Kong: General Principles, Values and Practice".
Samuel has received 14 Pro Bono Legal Services Awards & Professional Volunteer Service Awards respectively from the Home Affairs Bureau of the HKSAR, The Law Society of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Council of Volunteering in recognition of his promoting legal knowledge and professional volunteering services to the public. In 2014, Samuel was nominated by the Hong Kong Law Society to participate in the Second Leadership Bauhinia Volunteer Award Selection organized by the Agency for Volunteer Service.
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Objective:
The objective of the seminar is to identify and manage the risk associated with Affidavits and Declarations.
In their daily practice, legal practitioners often handle Affidavits and Declarations in court cases, conveyancing transactions, and other legal matters.
Affidavits are governed by Rules of High Court Order 41, and Practice Directions 10.1. Failure to comply will cause affidavit evidence inadmissible with a risk of losing clients' cases. Although leave can be applied from court for defective affidavits to be admitted into evidence, there is a risk of losing costs and wasting time.
Statutory Declarations are under the strict rules of the Oaths and Declarations Ordinance Cap 11. The Failure to comply is fatal thereby posing a risk.
Speaker will mention the proper ways to avoid the risk of non compliance and will take the attendees through the court cases for the lessons to be learnt:
- Yiu Ping Fong & Another v Lam Lai Hing [1999] 1 HKLRD 793
- Top Flying Investment Limited v Open Mission Assets Limited [2006] 4 HKLRD 83
- Sean Eric McLean Ho Tung v Hillhead Limited (HCMP 4511/2002)
Untrue affidavits may commit the criminal offence of perjury, and if not the primary offence, the attempted perjury offence. And unattended legal practitioners may facilitate perjury and to alert them, court cases will be illustrated so as to avoid the risk:
- R v Low, HCMA1180/1996
- HKSAR v. Kanjanapas Chong Kwong, Derek And Others, DCCC 298/2005
Untrue affidavits sworn by legal practitioners can lead to disciplinary proceedings:-
The Speaker will demonstrate how to administer an oath for an affidavit.
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Outline:
- Oaths
- Affidavits & Solemn Affirmations in Writing
- Statutory Declarations
- Use of English or Chinese
- Relaxed Evidence in Hearings
- Person Entitled to Administer Oath etc Out of Court
- Proof of Cross Border Affidavits/Declarations
- Case Studies of Affidavits/ Statutory Declarations
- Tips
- Other Matters
- US Acknowledgement
- Offences
- Real Life Experience During Covid-19
- Speaker's demonstration
- Q & A
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Others |
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Bookings & Payments
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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 2025; or
- Request a credit voucher, to be used on another LexOmnibus CPD course to be held before 31 October 2025.
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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
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