| (Webinar via Zoom) Road Traffic Offence and Practical Guide |
| Date: |
24 October 2025 (Friday) |
| 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) |
| Ref: |
L25CL03 |
| Venue: |
Webinar Course
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Presenter's Biography:
Ms. Lau Wan-ching was admitted to the Barrister of Hong Kong High Court in 2007 and her practice covers civil, commercial, family, and criminal law in Hong Kong. Ms. Lau also qualified as a Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Grater Bay Area (GBA) Lawyer focusing on foreign-related legal practice. In addition, she obtained mediator accreditation under the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR), UK, in 2010 and is currently recognized as an Accredited General and Family Mediator under Hong Kong Mediation Accreditation Association Limited (HKMAAL), as well as a Sport Mediator under Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO). Additionally, Ms. Lau holds dual qualification as an Arbitration Tribunal Secretary for both SCIA and SCIAHK. Prior to her legal career, Ms. Lau gained experience in television broadcast journalism in Hong Kong, serving as a news anchor and senior news reporter for TVB News and Cable News channels.
Ms. Lau holds two master's degrees, one in Business Administration and another in Public Administration. Since 2000, she has delivered lectures to various departments of the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and provided CPD courses, seminars, and workshops to private sector clients on topics including land and building management, landlord and tenancy issues, court procedures, judicial review, criminal law and road traffic offences, copyright, competition law and trade descriptions, risk management, and social media administration. She is also a co-author of the Annotated Ordinances of Hong Kong: Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance (Cap 59), 1st issue, and the Annotated Ordinances of Hong Kong: Road Traffic Ordinance (Cap 374), 1st and 2nd issues, published by LexisNexis, Hong Kong.
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Objective:
This course is designed for legal professionals and those interested in road traffic offences in Hong Kong, aiming to equip participants with a succinct overview of the law, practice, and court procedures concerning road traffic offences commonly handled in court of Hong Kong, from relevant statutes, forms of evidence, court procedure, pre-trial preparation to courtroom advocacy. Also, through the highlight of recent court cases for example, those relating illegal car hire services (白牌車) case, together with the sharing of practical experience, participants will learn up-to-date insights concerning practical strategies and effective case management, also legal arguments relating to road traffic cases in Hong Kong.
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Outline:
- Pre-trial preparation of road traffic offence litigation
- Practical guide for trial including how to deal with evidence (for example, expert evidence) and relevant procedures
- Statutes related to road traffic offences, for example, Road Traffic Ordinance (Cap. 374)
- Common road traffic offences, for example, careless driving, dangerous driving, drink driving/ drug driving, disqualification and other driving-related offences.
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| Category: |
Criminal Litigation |
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Bookings & Payments
To reserve a seat, please fax the completed booking form to us. We will send out a written Booking Confirmation either by fax or by email to confirm your booking, normally within 48 hours after receiving the booking form. Payment should be made upon we send the Booking Confirmation to you, or together with the booking form if the booking is received within seven (7) days of the course. You are advised to contact us to confirm your place if you have not received the Booking Confirmation prior to the commencement of the course.
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.
No attendance
Once a booking is confirmed and no written notice of cancellation is received by us within the specified time as mentioned above, if a delegate has not settled the payment for a course and fails to attend, for whatever reason, the course fee will remain payable in full. To be awarded CPD points, full attendance of all parts of the conference is required. If you arrive later, or fail to attend a course, your course fee will not be waived, refunded or a credit voucher issued.
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
A certificate of attendance can be provided at a cost of HK$40. Alternatively, a verification of attendance in letter format, along with the original payments receipt is available, at a cost HK$40. Please apply in writing to request either a certificate or verification letter subsequent to the course.
Conference Venue
All the conferences, except webinars, will be taken place in Central. The address of the conference venue will be notified by email, and via the website.
Other Terms
- We may reschedule, vary the details of a course at any time without liability. If we cancel or reschedule the course, except due to the weather conditions indicated, a credit note will be issued.
- Any bank charges and/or expenses incurred as a result of bounced cheques shall be borne by the delegates.
- LexOmnibus will not issue an invoice for registration of a course except under special circumstances and LexOmnibus reserves the right to charge an administration fee for providing that service.
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