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(iii) a letter of recommendation from a judge of the highest court of original jurisdiction or member of the executive body of the authority having final jurisdiction over professional discipline in the place or places in which he has practised for the previous 5 years.

It is proposed that the Chief Justice may, in circumstances where it appears to him to be necessary, require that the motion paper should, in addition to the documents specified in paragraph 4.4 above, be accompanied by such other evidence as to professional qualifications, character and fitness to practise as he deems necessary.

4.5

A copy of the motion paper and of every document accompanying the motion paper should be served on the Attorney General and on the Society by the person seeking to be admitted at the time that the motion paper is filed

with the registrar.

Hearing of the motion

4.6

An application that the person be admitted and enrolled as a foreign lawyer should be made in open court.

4.7

If the Court is satisfied that the applicant is eligible for admission as a foreign lawyer, it may order that the applicant be admitted and enrolled as a foreign lawyer. If the Court is not so satisfied, it may dismiss the application upon such terms as regards costs or otherwise as the Court may deem appropriate.

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