LEGAL PRACTITIONERS.
No. 1 of 1871.
181
The Registrar means the Registrar of the Court:
"Articles" include any contract in writing whereby any person is bound to serve as a clerk to a solicitor:
"Solicitor" means a solicitor qualified to practice in this Colony according to law:
"Client" includes any person who, as a principal, or on behalf of another person, or as trustee or executor, or in any other capacity, [44 & 45 Vict. c. 44 s. 1.] has power, express or implied, to retain or employ, and retains or employs, or is about to retain or employ, a solicitor, and any person for the time being liable to pay a solicitor for his services any costs, remuneration, charges, expenses, or disbursements:
"Party" includes a body of persons corporate or unincorporate:
"Costs" include all moneys, by whatever name called, which a client pays or is liable to pay to a solicitor for, or in respect of, or in anticipation of services rendered or to be rendered to him by such solicitor, or for or in respect of any fees, charges, or disbursements paid or made, or to be paid or made, by such solicitor for him or on his behalf.
"Mortgage" includes any charge on any property for securing money or money's worth.
Service and examination of Articled Clerks.
3. (1) The Chief Justice may make regulations, subject to the approval of the Legislative Council, for the preliminary examination of persons intending to become bound under articles of clerkship to solicitors, in order to ascertain the fitness of such persons to become so bound, having regard to their general learning and education and to their character and conduct.
(2) Articles whereby any person may be bound to serve any solicitor without having passed such preliminary examination, or without having obtained an order from the Chief Justice dispensing with such examination, shall be null and void.
[23 & 24 Vict. c. 127 s. 8.]
4. Any person, being a British subject, who has for the term of 5 years been a bona fide clerk to a solicitor practising in this Colony and during that term has been bona fide engaged in the transaction and performance, under the direction and superintendence of such solicitor, of such matters of business as are usually transacted and
* As amended by No. 62 of 1911 and No. 63 of 1911.
As amended by No. 62 of 1911.
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LEGAL PRACTITIONERS.
No. 1 of 1871.
181
The Registrar means the Registrar of the Court:
Articles" include any contract in writing whereby any person
is bound to serve as a clerk to a solicitor :
"Solicitor" means a solicitor qualified to practice in this Colony according to law :
"Client" includes any person who, as a principal, or on behalf of [44 & 45 Vict. another person, or as trustee or executor, or in any other capacity,
c. 44 s. 1.] has power, express or implied, to retain or employ, and retains or employs, or is about to retain or employ, a solicitor, and any person for the time being liable to pay a solicitor for his services any costs, remuneration, charges, expenses, or disbursements :
"Party" includes a body of persons corporate or unincorporate:
Costs" include all moneys, by whatever name called, which a client pays or is liable to pay to a solicitor for, or in respect of, or in anticipation of services rendered or to be rendered to him by such solicitor, or for or in respect of any fees, charges, or disbursements paid or made, or to be paid or made, by such solicitor for him or on his behalf.
Mortgage "includes any charge on any property for securing 58 & 59 Vict. money or money's worth.
Service and examination of Articled Clerks.
c. 25 s. 4.]
nary exam-
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3. (1) The Chief Justice may make regulations, subject to the Regulations approval of the Legislative Council, for the preliminary examination for prelimi of persons intending to become bound under articles of clerkship to solicitors, in order to ascertain the fitness of such persons to become so bound, having regard to their general learning and education and to their character and conduct.
(2) Articles whereby any person may be bound to serve any solicitor without having passed such preliminary examination, or without having obtained an order from the Chief Justice dispensing with such examination, shall be null and void.
[23 & 24 Vict. c. 127 s. 8.]
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4. Any person, being a British subject, who has for the term of 5 Exemption years been a bona fide clerk to a solicitor practising in this Colony from
preliminary and during that term has been bonâ fide engaged in the transaction examination and performance, under the direction and superintendence of such solicitor, of such matters of business as are usually transacted and
* As amended by No. 62 of 1911 and No. 63 of 1911.
As amended by No. 62 of 1911.
in certain
case.
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