Legal Profession Act 1976 · Updated to 1 Aug 2018 · Part II · Legal Profession Qualifying Board
10. Admission of advocates and solicitors
Feedback & supportThe High Court may at its discretion and subject to this Act admit as an advocate and solicitor of the High Court—
Court
“Court” means the High Court or a Judge thereof when sitting in open Court, and “Judge” means a Judge of the High Court sitting in Chambers;
any qualified person; and
qualified person
“qualified person” means any person who— NOTE—The Companies Act 1965 has since been repealed by the Companies Act 2016 w.e.f. 31 January 2017–see subsection 620(1)…
any articled clerk who has complied with section 25:
Provided that no person who is a qualified person by reason of his having passed the final examination for the degree or other qualification which makes him a qualified person under paragraph (a),
or (c) of the definition of “qualified person” in section 3 shall be admitted as an advocate and solicitor before the degree or other qualification has been conferred upon him.
advocate and solicitor
“advocate and solicitor” includes the executors, administrators and assignees of the advocate and solicitor in question. Legal Profession 141 Advocate and solicitor entitled to charge on property for costs