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Legal Practitioners
[1989 Ed.
"Committee of Inquiry" means a Committee of Inquiry appointed under section 34;
"contentious business" includes any business done by a solicitor in any court, whether as a solicitor or as an advocate;
"costs" includes fees, charges, disbursements, expenses and remuneration; "Costs Committee" means the Costs Committee appointed under section 74; "Council" means the council of the Society elected in accordance with the provisions of its articles of association; (Added 52 of 1980 s. 2)
"Court" means the High Court; (Amended 92 of 1975 s. 59)
"Disciplinary Committee" means a Disciplinary Committee appointed by the Council in accordance with the provisions of section 9; (Amended 52 of 1980 s. 2)
"employee" includes a former employee; (Added 25 of 1968 s. 2)
"non-contentious business" includes any business connected with sales, purchases, leases, mortgages and other matters of conveyancing; "notary public" means a person who is registered on the register of notaries public and who, at the material time, is not suspended from practice; "practising certificate" means——
(a) a certificate issued by the Society under section 6; and
(b) a certificate issued by the Registrar under section 30; (Replaced 58 of 1976 s. 2)
"qualified person" means a person qualified for admission as a solicitor; (Added 50 of 1982 s. 2)
"register of notaries public" means the register kept by the Registrar in accordance with the provisions of section 41;
"Registrar" means the Registrar of the Supreme Court and any deputy registrar or assistant registrar of the Supreme Court;
"roll of solicitors" means the roll kept by the Registrar in accordance with the provisions of section 5;
"roll of barristers" means the roll kept by the Registrar in accordance with the provisions of section 29;
"Society" means The Law Society of Hong Kong; (Replaced 14 of 1970 s. 2) "solicitor" means a person who is enrolled on the roll of solicitors and who, at the material time, is not suspended from practice;
"unqualified person" means a person who is not a solicitor.
(2) For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that any conduct of an articled clerk or employee of a solicitor which would reasonably be regarded as disgraceful, dishonourable or discreditable by a solicitor of good repute shall be deemed misconduct. (Added 25 of 1968 s. 2. Amended 1 of 1981 s. 2)
(3) Any rules made under section 73(1)(d) or (f) shall, subject to section 73(3) and unless the context otherwise requires, apply to a qualified person as they apply to a solicitor. (Added 50 of 1982 s. 2)