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CHAPTER 5

POSSIBLE OPTION FOR PRACTICE RULES

5.1

All solicitors are subject to rules of practice

Foreign lawyers

made by the Council of the Law Society.

should be subject to similar rules. As explained in paragraph 1.8, this chapter sets out an outline of one option for consideration. It is based on the existing rules applying to solicitors with additional rules relating to ratios between local solicitors and foreign lawyers in domestic law firms and foreign law firms and minimal levels of experience.

Resident partners

5.2

At least one foreign lawyer partner in a foreign

law firm should be a resident partner.

5.3

A resident partner should

(a)

be a full capital partner of the firm;

(b)

(c)

be ordinarily resident in Hong Kong for at least 180 days in each year; and

before becoming a resident partner have been a partner, consultant, associate or assistant of the firm for a continuous period of at least 2

years.

5.4

A foreign law firm should, within 14 days of registration, notify the Society of the name of the person nominated as the resident partner.

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