Solicitors will vote in the annual election of their professional body's governing council amid criticism that the society has not been vocal enough about rule of law issues. The election is to replace five members who are ending their four-year tenure in the 20-seat governing council. They say they want to provide more diversity to the Law Society. Lam said some lawyers are frustrated that the body hasn't been vocal enough about rule of law issues over the past year. “But as we can see from the 13 statements issued by the law council, all of them are one-sided, condemning the protesters.

Source: The Standard May 06, 2020 07:30 UTC