 The advantage of it is that people who require legal advice can get help immediately, and hence their legal rights and interests can be protected without delay.Unlike some other common law jurisdictions such as the United Kingdom and Australia, neither contingency nor conditional fee arrangement is allowed in Hong Kong under The Hong Kong Solicitors’ Guide to Professional Conduct, the Code of Conduct of the Bar, and Legal Practitioners Ordinance.The Bar Association of Hong Kong maintains that the status quo is necessary as it reduces the likelihood of lawyers engaging in unprofessional conduct in order to ensure victory in litigation, or quickly settling a case even when the terms are not most favourable to their clients.