[HK] AO Hong Kong Arbitration Ordinance
[HK] AO
Hong Kong Arbitration Ordinance
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In this Part—
advisory body (諮詢機構) means the person appointed by the Secretary for Justice under section 98ZT(1);
arbitration (仲裁) includes the following proceedings under this Ordinance—
(a) court proceedings;
(b) proceedings before an emergency arbitrator;
(c) mediation proceedings;
arbitration body (仲裁機構)—
(a) in relation to an arbitration (other than the proceedings mentioned in paragraphs (b) and (c))—means the arbitral tribunal or court, as the case may be;
(b) in relation to proceedings before an emergency arbitrator—means the emergency arbitrator; or
(c) in relation to mediation proceedings—means the mediator appointed under section 32 or referred to in section 33, as the case may be;
authorized body (獲授權機構) means the person appointed by the Secretary for Justice under section 98ZT(2);
Cap. 159 (《第159章》) means the Legal Practitioners Ordinance (Cap. 159);
client (當事人), in relation to a lawyer, includes—
(a) a person who retains or employs, or is about to retain or employ, the lawyer; and
(b) a person who is or may be liable to pay the lawyer’s costs;
code of practice (實務守則) means the code of practice issued under section 98ZN and as amended from time to time;
conditional fee agreement (按條件收費協議)—see section 98ZC;
damages-based agreement (按損害賠償收費協議)—see section 98ZD;
emergency arbitrator (緊急仲裁員) has the meaning given by section 22A;
expenses (開支) means—
(a) disbursements incurred by a lawyer, or directly by a client of the lawyer, in a matter; or
(b) any legal expenses insurance premium incurred by a client;
financial benefit (財務利益)—
(a) means any money or money’s worth; but
(b) does not include—
(i) any sum awarded in respect of a lawyer’s costs; and
(ii) any sum awarded in respect of expenses;
hybrid damages-based agreement (混合式按損害賠償收費協議)—see section 98ZE;
lawyer (律師) means—
(a) a person who is enrolled on the roll of barristers kept under section 29 of Cap. 159;
(b) a person who is enrolled on the roll of solicitors kept under section 5 of Cap. 159; or
(c) a person who is qualified to practise the law of a jurisdiction other than Hong Kong, including a foreign lawyer as defined by section 2(1) of Cap. 159;
legal expenses insurance (法律開支保險) means a contract of insurance that provides reimbursement to a client or a lawyer for some or all of the legal fees, adverse costs or disbursements incurred in respect of a matter;
mediation proceedings (調解程序) means mediation proceedings referred to in section 32(3) or 33;
money or money’s worth (金錢或金錢的等值)—
(a) means—
(i) any money, assets, security, tangible or intangible property or services;
(ii) any amount owed under an award, settlement agreement or otherwise; or
(iii) any other consideration reducible to a monetary value; and
(b) includes any avoidance or reduction of a potential liability;
ORFS means outcome related fee structure;
ORFS agreement (ORFS協議)—see section 98ZB.
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