Reforming Legal System.
The playing field is not level for poor people in the legal system, as the cost of sophisticated judicial procedures is usually unaffordable for them. The Court of Final Appeal has recently formed a task force to review current procedures, in the hope of simplifying the process and increase price transparency.
市民在高等法院或以上的法院進行民事訴訟，須透過事務律師聘請訟務律師打官司。繁複的司法程序和大量的法律文件，令市民要支付龐大律師費。終審法院成立工作小組，檢討高等法院民事訴訟的規則和程序。改革的重點：簡化司法程序、提高收費透明度和案件先經調解。資深訟務律師認為，提高法官的素質和善用現有的規範，較改革制度更為重要。
