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Solicitors' Practice Rules
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SOLICITORS' PRACTICE RULES
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(Cap. 159, section 73)
[1 August 1964] L.N. 107 of 1964
157 of 1972, L.N. 124 of 1974, L.N. 307 of 1979, 52 of 1980, L.N. 273 of 1980, L.N. 393 of 1987, R. Ed. 1987, L.N. 154 of 1989, L.N. 363 of 1989
L.N. 104 of
1. Citation
2. These rules may be cited as the Solicitors' Practice Rules.
Prohibition against touting, etc.
(1) Subject to subrule (2), a solicitor shall not obtain or attempt to obtain professional business by-
(a) directly or indirectly without reasonable justification inviting instructions for such business;
(b) doing or permitting to be done without reasonable justification anything which by its manner, frequency or otherwise advertises his practice as a solicitor; or
(c) doing or permitting to be done anything which may reasonably be regarded as touting. (L.N. 157 of 1972)
(2) A solicitor may publicise his practice in accordance with the Solicitors' Publicity Code as made from time to time by the Council with the prior approval of the Chief Justice. (L.N. 363 of 1989)
2A. Prohibition of use on nameplate or stationery of name other than name of a solicitor
A solicitor shall not permit to appear on his nameplate or to be printed on his professional stationery the name of any person other than a solicitor:
Provided that this rule shall not preclude-
(a) the appearance in the style or name of a solicitor's practice of the name of a predecessor or former partner in that practice; or
(b) the use of a style or firm name-
(i) in use at the date of the coming into operation of this rule; or
(ii) approved in writing by the Council. (52 of 1980 s. 2)
(L.N. 124 of 1974)
3. Fee cutting
A solicitor shall not hold himself out or allow himself to be held out directly or indirectly and whether or not by name as being prepared to do