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liable on summary conviction to a fine of $25,000, and, in the case of an act done by a director, officer or servant of the body corporate, such person shall also be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of $10,000. (Amended 46 of 1989 ss. 11 & 13)
(2) For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that in sections 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 and 50, references to unqualified persons and to persons include references to a body corporate.
[cf. 1957 c. 27 s. 22 U.K.]
52. Solicitors not to commence or defend actions while in prison
(1) No solicitor whilst a prisoner in any prison shall as a solicitor, in his own name or in the name of any other solicitor, sue out any writ or process, or commence, prosecute or defend any action or any matter in bankruptcy.
(2) Any solicitor commencing, prosecuting or defending any such action or matter in contravention of this section shall be incapable of maintaining any action for the recovery of any costs in respect of any business done by him whilst so confined as aforesaid, and he and any solicitor permitting him to commence, prosecute or defend any such action or matter in his name shall be guilty of contempt of the court in which such action or matter was commenced or prosecuted and may be punished accordingly.
[cf. 1957 c. 27 s. 35 U.K.]
53. Employment by solicitor of persons struck off or suspended
(1) No solicitor shall, in connection with his practice as a solicitor, without the written permission of the Society which may be given for such period and subject to such conditions as the Society thinks fit, employ or remunerate any person who, to his knowledge, is disqualified from practising as a solicitor by reason of the fact that his name has been struck off the roll of solicitors or is suspended from practising as a solicitor or whose practising certificate has been determined by virtue of section 6(7) in consequence of a receiving order in bankruptcy being in force against him. (Amended 25 of 1968 s. 13)
(2) No solicitor shall in connection with his practice as a solicitor employ or remunerate any person who, to his knowledge, is the subject of an order made by a Disciplinary Committee under section 10(2)(g) whereby the employment of such person by any solicitor is prohibited, while such order is in force.
(3) No solicitor shall, in connection with his practice as a solicitor, without written permission of the Society, which may be given for such period
1989 Ed.]
Legal Practitioners
[CAP. 159
37
liable on summary conviction to a fine of $25,000, and, in the case of an act done by a director, officer or servant of the body corporate, such person shall also be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of $10,000. (Amended 46 of 1989 ss. 11 & 13)
(2) For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that in sections 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 and 50, references to unqualified persons and to persons include references to a body corporate.
[cf. 1957 c. 27 s. 22 U.K.]
52. Solicitors not to commence or defend
actions while in prison
(1) No solicitor whilst a prisoner in any prison shall as a solicitor, in his own name or in the name of any other solicitor, sue out any writ or process, or commence, prosecute or defend any action or any matter in bankruptcy.
(2) Any solicitor commencing, prosecuting or defending any such action or matter in contravention of this section shall be incapable of maintaining any action for the recovery of any costs in respect of any business done by him whilst so confined as aforesaid, and he and any solicitor permitting him to commence, prosecute or defend any such action or matter in his name shall be guilty of contempt of the court in which such action or matter was commenced or prosecuted and may be punished accordingly.
[cf. 1957 c. 27 s. 35 U.K.]
53. Employment by solicitor of persons
struck off or suspended
(1) No solicitor shall, in connection with his practice as a solicitor, without the written permission of the Society which may be given for such period and subject to such conditions as the Society thinks fit, employ or remunerate any person who, to his knowledge, is disqualified from practising as a solicitor by reason of the fact that his name has been struck off the roll of solicitors or is suspended from practising as a solicitor or whose practising certificate has been determined by virtue of section 6(7) in consequence of a receiving order in bankruptcy being in force against him. (Amended 25 of 1968 s. 13)
(2) No solicitor shall in connection with his practice as a solicitor employ or remunerate any person who, to his knowledge, is the subject of an order made by a Disciplinary Committee under section 10(2)(g) whereby the em- ployment of such person by any solicitor is prohibited, while such order is in force.
(3) No solicitor shall, in connection with his practice as a solicitor, without written permission of the Society, which may be given for such period
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