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26A
26B
26C
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Winding up etc. of business of solicitor struck-off or suspended
Removal from roll
Society's general right of audience Expenses of Disciplinary Committee and of Society
Power of Council to deal with
property of certain solicitors
Solicitors guilty of undue delay in
certain matters
Control of deceased solicitor's practice in certain circumstances Recovery of money in certain cases Employment by solicitor of persons struck-off or suspended
Remuneration of solicitors
Unadmitted person not to hold himself out as an admitted foreign lawver
a
3.10
It is proposed that if a person practises as foreign lawyer or holds himself out as having been admitted as a foreign lawyer without first obtaining permission under the proposed new provisions of the Ordinance he will commit an offence and be liable to a fine of $50,000.
Foreign Law Firms
3.11
It is proposed to amend the Ordinance to empower the Court to permit firms to practise as foreign law firms, to revoke or suspend such permission in certain circumstances, to provide for the qualification of foreign law firms, to provide for a register of foreign law firms and to remove restrictions on multi-jurisdictional practices and rules relating to the practice of Hong Kong
law.
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