Legal Profession Act 1976 · Updated to 1 Aug 2018 · Part II · Legal Profession Qualifying Board
28. Roll of advocates and solicitors
Feedback & supportThe Registrar shall keep a Roll of advocates and solicitors with the dates of their respective admission.
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of the High Court and includes a Deputy Registrar, Senior Assistant Registrar and an Assistant Registrar;
The name, with the date of admission, of every person admitted shall be entered upon the Roll in the order of admission.
Roll
“Roll” means the Roll of advocates and solicitors of the High Court kept by the Registrar under section 28;
Every person admitted as an advocate and solicitor shall pay the prescribed fee and the Registrar shall deliver to him an instrument of admission signed by the Chief Justice or the Judge who admitted the petitioner.
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
This section shall not apply to persons admitted under section 18.
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The Roll shall be open to inspection without payment by any person during office hours.
*PART IIA
SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO ADMISSION OF
ADVOCATES AND SOLICITORS