CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE.
No. 3 of 1901.
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498. (1) No fee shall be payable by a pauper to his counsel or solicitor.
Exemption of pauper from fees. H.K. Code, 86 (4). S.
(2) A person admitted to sue or defend as a pauper shall not be liable to any Court fee: Provided that if such person succeeds and costs are adjudged to be paid by his opponent, then his counsel and solicitor shall be entitled to and shall receive all such fees as the Registrar may allow to them on taxation, and such Court fees as would in other cases be chargeable shall be charged and recovered. O.16 r.25.
499. A counsel or solicitor assigned under this Chapter shall not be at liberty to refuse his assistance unless he satisfies the Court that he has some good reason for refusing.
Duty of counsel or solicitor assigned to act. ib. r. 26.
500.-(1) While a person sues or defends as a pauper, no person shall take, or agree to take, or seek to obtain from him any fee, profit, or reward for the conduct of his business in the Court.
(2) Every person who takes, or agrees to take, or seeks to obtain any such fee, profit, or reward shall be deemed guilty of a contempt of Court, and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
Punishment of person taking fee from pauper. ib.r. 27.
501. If any person admitted to sue or defend as a pauper-
(1) gives, or agrees to give, any such fee, profit, or reward; or
(2) becomes of ability during the progress of the action or proceeding; or O.16 r.28.
(3) misbehaves himself therein by any vexatious or improper conduct or proceeding; or
(4) wilfully delays the action or proceeding,
he shall be forthwith dispaupered, and shall not be afterwards admitted again in the same action or proceeding to sue or defend as a pauper.
Dispaupering of pauper. H.K. Code, s. 86 (5).
502. (1) No motion-paper or notice of motion shall be filed or summons issued, and no petition shall be presented, on behalf of any person admitted to sue or defend as a pauper, except for the signing of discharge of his solicitor, unless it is signed by his solicitor, if any. ib. rr. 29, 30.
(2) It shall be the duty of the solicitor assigned to a person admitted to sue or defend as a pauper to take care that no notice is served, or summons issued, or petition presented, without good cause.
Duty of solicitor of pauper as to documents.
CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE.
No. 3 of 1901.
1247
498. (1) No fee shall be payable by a pauper to his counsel or Exemption solicitor.
of pauper from fees. H., K. Code,
86 (4).
S.
(2) A person admitted to sue or defend as a pauper shall not be liable to any Court fee: Provided that if such person succeeds 0.16 r. 25. and costs are adjudged to be paid by his opponent, then his counsel and solicitor shall be entitled to and shall receive all such fees as the Registrar may allow to them on taxation, and such Court fees as would in other cases be chargeable shall be charged and recovered.
499. A counsel or solicitor assigned under this Chapter shall not be at liberty to refuse his assistance unless he satisfies the Court that he has some good reason for refusing.
Duty of solicitor as- signed to act. ib. r. 26.
counsel or
per- Punishment
of person
500.-(1) While a person sues or defends as a pauper, no son shall take, or agree to take, or seek to obtain from him any taking fee fee, profit, or reward for the conduct of his business in the Court.
(2) Every person who takes, or agrees to take, or seeks to obtain any such fee, profit, or reward shall be deemed guilty of a contempt of Court, and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
501. If any person admitted to sue or defend as a pauper-
from pauper. ib.r. 27.
Dispaupering of pauper. H. K. Code,
s. 86 (5).
(1) gives, or agrees to give, any such fee, profit, or reward; or (2) becomes of ability during the progress of the action or pro- 0.167. 28. ceeding; or
(3) misbehaves himself therein by any vexatious or improper conduct or proceeding; or
(4) wilfully delays the action or proceeding,
he shall be forthwith dispaupered, and shall not be afterwards ad-
mitted again in the same action or proceeding to sue or defend as a
pauper.
solicitor of pauper as to
502. (1) No motion-paper or notice of motion shall be filed or Duty of summons issued, and no petition shall be presented, on behalf of any person admitted to sue or defend as a pauper, except for the signing of discharge of his solicitor, unless it is signed by his solicitor, if any. ib. rr. 29, 30.
(2) It shall be the duty of the solicitor assigned to a per- son admitted to sue or defend as a pauper to take care that no notice is served, or summons issued, or petition presented, with- out good cause.
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