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death was practising as a solicitor in his own name, or as a sole solicitor under a firm name, have been guilty of dishonesty or undue delay in administering the affairs of that solicitor's practice or in connection with any trust of which that solicitor was the sole trustee or co-trustee only with one or more of his clerks or servants; or (Amended 52 of 1980 s. 2)
(b) a solicitor dies and immediately before his death the provisions of Schedule 2 applied to him,
the provisions of Schedule 2, other than paragraph 7 thereof, shall apply in relation to such personal representatives and shall continue to apply to the personal representatives of the solicitor last mentioned as they apply or applied, as the case may be, in relation to the solicitor referred to in those provisions and as if the words "the personal representatives" were, with the necessary adaptations, substituted for the words "the solicitor" wherever these words occur in those provisions. (Amended 46 of 1989 s. 7)
(2) In this section the expressions "trust" and "trustee" have the same meanings as in section 26A.
(Added 25 of 1968 s. 7) [cf. 1965 c. 31 s. 13 U.K.]
26D. On death of solicitor practising on his own account Council to deal with banking accounts of practice
On the death of a solicitor who immediately before his death was practising as a solicitor in his own name or as a sole solicitor in a firm name the right to operate on or otherwise deal with any banking account in the name of the solicitor or his firm, being an account in the title of which the word "client" appears, shall, notwithstanding anything in this Ordinance or otherwise to the contrary, vest in the Council to the exclusion of any personal representatives of such solicitor and shall be exercisable as from the death of the solicitor.
(Added 25 of 1968 s. 7. Amended 52 of 1980 s. 2) [cf. 1965 c. 31 s. 14 U.K.]
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27. Power of Court to admit barristers
(1) The Court may, in such manner as may be prescribed by the Chief Justice, admit as a barrister of the Supreme Court in Hong Kong, any person who satisfies the following requirements, that is to say-
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death was practising as a solicitor in his own name, or as a sole solicitor under a firm name, have been guilty of dishonesty or undue delay in administering the affairs of that solicitor's practice or in connection with any trust of which that solicitor was the sole trustee or co-trustee only with one or more of his clerks or servants; or (Amended 52 of 1980 s. 2)
(b) a solicitor dies and immediately before his death the provisions of
Schedule 2 applied to him,
the provisions of Schedule 2, other than paragraph 7 thereof, shall apply in relation to such personal representatives and shall continue to apply to the personal representatives of the solicitor last mentioned as they apply or applied, as the case may be, in relation to the solicitor referred to in those provisions and as if the words "the personal representatives" were, with the necessary adaptations, substituted for the words "the solicitor" wherever these words occur in those provisions. (Amended 46 of 1989 s. 7)
(2) In this section the expressions "trust" and "trustee" have the same meanings as in section 26A.
(Added 25 of 1968 s. 7) [cf. 1965 c. 31 s. 13 U.K.]
26D. On death of solicitor practising on his own account
Council to deal with banking accounts of practice
On the death of a solicitor who immediately before his death was practising as a solicitor in his own name or as a sole solicitor in a firm name the right to operate on or otherwise deal with any banking account in the name of the solicitor or his firm, being an account in the title of which the word "client" appears, shall, notwithstanding anything in this Ordinance or otherwise to the contrary, vest in the Council to the exclusion of any personal representatives of such solicitor and shall be exercisable as from the death of the solicitor.
(Added 25 of 1968 s. 7.
Amended 52 of 1980 s. 2) [cf. 1965 c. 31 s. 14 U.K.]
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(1) The Court may, in such manner as may be prescribed by the Chief Justice, admit as a barrister of the Supreme Court in Hong Kong, any person who satisfies the following requirements, that is to say-
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