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Legal Practitioners
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18. Winding-up, etc. of business of solicitors struck off or suspended
(1) The Court may make an order for the winding-up of the business of any solicitor who is struck off the roll of solicitors in such terms and appointing such solicitor or firm of solicitors or the Official Receiver under the Bankruptcy Ordinance (Cap.6) or both as it thinks fit for that purpose.
(2) The Court may make an order appointing any solicitor or firm of solicitors or the Official Receiver or both to manage the business of any solicitor, whose practising certificate is suspended, for the duration of such suspension.
19. Removal from roll
(1) Upon reasonable cause being shown to the Council by a solicitor the Council may direct the Registrar to remove the name of such solicitor from the roll of solicitors and the Registrar shall thereupon remove such name from the roll of solicitors. (Amended 52 of 1980 s. 2)
(2) With effect from the date of removal of a name under this section the person whose name is so removed shall cease to be a solicitor. (Amended 46 of 1989 s. 5)
(3) Upon application being made for removal as aforesaid the Council may advertise or require the solicitor to advertise the application inviting any person who objects thereto to make objection to the Council. (Amended 52 of 1980 s. 2)
(4) Where the Registrar is satisfied that a person who was admitted as a solicitor under section 3(1AD) is no longer qualified under paragraph (a) of that section, he shall, unless the person has become qualified otherwise under this Ordinance, remove his name from the roll of solicitors. (Added 46 of 1989 s. 5)
(5) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), where a person admitted under section 3(1AB) does not commence practice as a solicitor within a period of 12 months after his admission, it shall be a cause for the removal of his name from the roll of solicitors under this section. (Added 46 of 1989 s. 5)
20. Restrictions on taking articled clerks
(1) No person who has not at some time been in continuous practice as a solicitor in Hong Kong for a period of 5 years shall, without the special leave in writing of the Society, take any articled clerk. (Amended 25 of 1968 s. 6)
(2) No person shall have more than 2 articled clerks at the same time.
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18
CAP. 159]
Legal Practitioners
[1989 Ed.
18. Winding-up, etc. of business of solicitors
struck off or suspended
(1) The Court may make an order for the winding-up of the business of any solicitor who is struck off the roll of solicitors in such terms and appointing such solicitor or firm of solicitors or the Official Receiver under the Bankruptcy Ordinance (Cap. 6) or both as it thinks fit for that purpose.
(2) The Court may make an order appointing any solicitor or firm of solicitors or the Official Receiver or both to manage the business of any solicitor, whose practising certificate is suspended, for the duration of such suspension.
19. Removal from roll
(1) Upon reasonable cause being shown to the Council by a solicitor the Council may direct the Registrar to remove the name of such solicitor from the roll of solicitors and the Registrar shall thereupon remove such name from the roll of solicitors. (Amended 52 of 1980 s. 2)
(2) With effect from the date of removal of a name under this section the person whose name is so removed shall cease to be a solicitor. (Amended 46 of 1989 s. 5)
(3) Upon application being made for removal as aforesaid the Council may advertise or require the solicitor to advertise the application inviting any person who objects thereto to make objection to the Council. (Amended 52 of 1980 s. 2)
(4) Where the Registrar is satisfied that a person who was admitted as a solicitor under section 3(1AD) is no longer qualified under paragraph (a) of that section, he shall, unless the person has become qualified otherwise under this Ordinance, remove his name from the roll of solicitors. (Added 46 of 1989 s. 5)
(5) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), where a person admitted under section 3(1AB) does not commence practice as a solicitor within a period of 12 months after his admission, it shall be a cause for the removal of his name from the roll of solicitors under this section. (Added 46 of 1989 s. 5)
20. Restrictions on taking articled clerks
(1) No person who has not at some time been in continuous practice as a . solicitor in Hong Kong for a period of 5 years shall, without the special leave in writing of the Society, take any articled clerk. (Amended 25 of 1968 s. 6)
(2) No person shall have more than 2 articled clerks at the same time.
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