820
No. 3 of 1901.
CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE.
Duty of counsel or solicitor assigned to act. [cf. O. 16, r. 30 (3).]
Punishment of person taking fee from pauper. [cf. O. 16, r. 28.]
Dispauper-ing of pauper.
H.K. Code, s. 86 (5).
Duty of solicitor of pauper as to signing of documents. O. 16, r. 31D.
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.
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.
or
501. If any person admitted to sue or defend as a pauper—
(1) gives or agrees to give any such fee, profit or reward;
(2) becomes of ability during the progress of the action or proceeding; 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 admitted again in the same action or proceeding to sue or defend as a pauper.
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 discharge of his solicitor, unless it is signed by his solicitor, if any.
(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.
820
No. 3 of 1901.
CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE.
Duty of counsel or solicitor assigned to act. [ct. O. 16, r. 30 (3).]
Punishment
of person taking fee from pauper. [cf. O. 16, r. 28.]
Dispauper- ing of
pauper.
H.K. Code,
s. 86 (5).
Duty of solicitor of
pauper as to signing of documents. 0. 16,
r. 31D.
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.
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.
or
501. If any person admitted to sue or defend as a pauper-- (1) gives or agrees to give any such fee, profit or reward;
(2) becomes of ability during the progress of the action or proceeding; 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 admitted again in the same action or proceeding to sue or defend as a pauper.
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 discharge of his solicitor, unless it is signed by his solicitor,
if any.
(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.
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