Lawyers in the Guangdong -Hong Kong -Macao Greater Bay Area landed in Shenzhen

People's Daily Online, Shenzhen, August 22 (Wang Xing) On August 19, the first 21 lawyers of the Guangdong -Hong Kong -Macao Greater Bay Area who practiced in Shenzhen had been awarded a practicing certificate and will start to open legal services in Shenzhen. This marks the official landing in Shenzhen in Shenzhen.

In August 2020, the twenty -first meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress approved the decision to authorize the State Council in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Huizhou, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen City, Guangdong Province Zhaoqing City has carried out Hong Kong legal practitioners and Macau practicing lawyers obtained the qualifications of the Mainland and the pilot work of lawyers' practice. The pilot period is three years.

On June 24 this year, the Ministry of Justice issued an announcement decided to enable a lawyer's practice certificate (Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao Greater Bay Area) from June 28, 2022. After examination, training, and assessment, the staff of the lawyers of the Guangdong -Hong Kong -Macao Greater Bay Area applied to the Guangdong -Hong Kong -Macao Greater Bay Area lawyer practice from the Guangdong Provincial Department of Justice. In early July, the Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Justice issued the "Guidelines for the Application of Lawyers in the Guangdong -Hong Kong -Macao Greater Bay Area in Shenzhen" and opened a "green channel" combined with "online+offline" to facilitate applicants to handle and consult business.

According to reports, many lawyers have more than 20 years of lawyers who have obtained a practicing certificate in the Guangdong -Hong Kong -Macao Greater Bay Area for more than 20 years. The legal services they are good at include criminal, corporate law, commercial litigation, commercial disputes, arbitration, intellectual property infringement lawsuits, cross -border financing, etc., which are rich and diverse. These lawyers are currently hired by 9 law firms in Shenzhen.

In order to provide better services to lawyers in the Guangdong -Hong Kong -Macao Greater Bay Area, on the same day, the "Hong Kong and Macau Lawyers Shenzhen Practice Service Center" jointly established by the Shenzhen Municipal Lawyer Association and Qianhai Belt and Road Law Service Federation.

The center is responsible for the management and service of Hong Kong and Macao lawyers Qianhai practice, and provides consulting and guidance for the Hong Kong and Macao lawyers who are willing to go to Shenzhen and Macao. Docking services, at the same time, will also establish a communication and coordination mechanism to specifically handle difficulties and problems encountered in the practice of Hong Kong and Macao lawyers.

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