1963-HKRS30-8-54_Part05 — Page 11

Register of clerks.

(Cap. 87).

Power of waiver.

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5. (1) Within three months after the date of coming into opera- Gion of these rules, or within three months after the date when he commences to practise on his own account or in partnership with another solicitor, whichever is the later, every solicitor who has in bis employment personally or in partnership with another solicitor any clerk or interpreter shall furnish to the Committee a list showing the name, in English and, where appropriate, in Chinese characters, of every such clerk and interpreter and such other particulars in respect thereof as the Committee may require.

(2) Within fourteen days after any occurrence which would render any list furnished in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (1) incorrect, the solicitor shall furnish to the Committee a further list showing any changes to be made in the list.

(3) Where two or more solicitors are in partnership as solicitors a list under paragraph (1) or (2) may be furnished by one partner on behalf of the other partners.

(4) Every list furished in accordance with the provisions of this rule shall be available for inspection, free of charge, at the offices of the Society, during normal office hours by any member of the Society, the Registrar, any legal officer within the meaning of the Legal Officers Ordinance, the Registrar General, the Deputy Registrar General and any Legal Assistant to the Registrar General.

6. The Committee shall have power to waive in writing any of the provisions of these rules in any particular case or cases, either un- conditionally or subject to such conditions as the Committes may think fit to impose.

3rd June, 1964.

Approved this 22nd day of June, 1964.

A. K. W. LAN, Chairman.

G. H. H. Golby. Member.

D. Q. CHEUNG, Member.

R. MARTYN,

Member.

SHIRLEY Woo, Secretary.

Gichard Shay

Chief Justice.

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Explanatory Note.

(This Nate is not part of the rules, but is intended to Indicate their general purport),

The purpose of these rules is to lay down basic rules of conduct for solicitors. Rules 2, 3 and 4 are taken directly from rules 1, 2 and 3 of the Solicitors' Practice Rules, 1936, made by the Council of the Law Society under the Solicitors Act, 1933. Rule 5 provides for the keeping by the Committee of the Incorporated Law Society of Hong Kong of a register of all clerks and interpreters employed in Hong Kong by solicitors. By rule 6 the Committes is given the same power of waiver as is given to the Council of the Law Society, under rule 5 of the UK. Rules, with the additional power to impose conditions on granting any waiver.