CAP. 159]
Service to be continuous
Legal Practitioners.
10. Subject to the provisions of this Part, every articled clerk shall, during the whole term of his articles, be actually and exclusive.
22 and 23 Geo. 5 c. 37, s. 19.
Articled clerks not to take other employment. 22 & 23 Geo. 5 c. 37, s. 21.
Articled clerks not disqualified by disqualification of principal.
employed in the proper business, practice and employment of a solicitor by the solicitor to whom he is articled.
11. No person bound by articles of clerkship to any solicitor as aforesaid shall, during the term of service mentioned in such articles, hold any office or engage in any employment whatsoever other than the employment of clerk to such solicitor and his partners if any, in the business, practice or employment of a solicitor.
12. No person shall be disqualified for admission as a solicitor, or be liable to be struck off the roll, by reason only of any solicitor whom he has served for any period having been, after the termination of that period, removed from or struck off the roll.
22 & 23 Geo. 5 c. 37, s. 22.
Discharge or assignment of articles in case of bankruptcy.
6 and 7 Vict. c. 78, s. 5.
Power of Society to discharge articles in certain cases.
26 Geo. 5 and 1 Edw. 8 c. 35, s. 5.
13. In case any solicitor to whom any clerk is articled becomes bankrupt before the expiration of the term, or executes a trust deed for the benefit of his creditors under any Ordinance relating to bankruptcy or is imprisoned for debt and remains in prison for the space of twenty-one days, it shall be lawful for the court, on the application of such clerk to order and direct the articles to be discharged or assigned to such person, on such terms and in such manner as the court thinks fit.
14. If-
(a) during the term of any articles the clerk has been continuously absent from the solicitor's place of business for a period of three months or longer (except with the consent of the Committee or when the clerk shall proceed to England under the provisions of section 17); or
(b) the Society are for any other reason of opinion that the articles ought to be discharged;
the Society may, on the application of the solicitor or the clerk discharge the articles upon such terms, including terms as to return of premium as they think fit, and determine what period, if any, of service by the clerk under the articles shall be deemed to be good service.
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CAP. 159]
Service to be
continuous
Legal Practitioners.
10. Subject to the provisions of this Part, every articled
and exclusive. clerk shall, during the whole term of his articles, be actually
22 and 23
Geo. 5
c. 37, s. 19.
Articled
clerks not to take other employment. 22 & 23 Geo. 5 c. 37, s. 21.
Articled clerks
not disqualified by disquali- fication of
employed in the proper business, practice and employment of a solicitor by the solicitor to whom he is articled.
11. No person bound by articles of clerkship to any solicitor as aforesaid shall, during the term of service men- tioned in such articles, hold any office or engage in any employment whatsoever other than the employment of clerk to such solicitor and his partners if any, in the business, practice or employment of a solicitor.
12. No person shall be disqualified for admission as a solicitor, or be liable to be struck off the roll, by reason only of any solicitor whom he has served for any period having 5 c. 37, s. 22. been after the termination of that period, removed from or
struck off the roll.
principal.
22 & 23 Geo.
Discharge
or assignment of articles
in case of bankruptcy.
6 and 7 Vict. c. 78, s. 5.
Power of Society to discharge articles in certain
cases.
26 Geo. 5 and
1 Edw. 8
c. 35, s. 5.
13. In case any solicitor to whom any clerk is articled becomes bankrupt before the expiration of the term, or executes a trust deed for the benefit of his creditors under any Ordinance relating to bankruptcy or is imprisoned for debt and remains in prison for the space of twenty-one days, it shall be lawful for the court, on the application of such clerk to order and direct the articles to be discharged or assigned to such person, on such terms and in such manner as the court thinks fit.
14. If-
(a) during the term of any articles the clerk has been continuously absent from the solicitor's place of business for a period of three months or longer (except with the consent of the Committee or when the clerk shall proceed to England under the pro- visions of section 17); or
(b) the Society are for any other reason of opinion that
the articles ought to be discharged;
the Society may, on the application of the solicitor or the clerk discharge the articles upon such terms, including terms as to return of premium as they think fit, and determine what period, if any, of service by the clerk under the articles shall be deemed to be good service.
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