Section 27

Section 112 of the principal Act is amended—

Amendment ActIn forceProvision 27 of 52

(a)

by substituting for the shoulder note the following shoulder note:

“Prohibition to purchase interest of client”; and

(b)

in subsection (1)—

(i)

by inserting after the words “no advocate and solicitor” the words “or limited liability law partnership”;

(ii)

in paragraph (a), by substituting for the words

“his client” the words “the advocate and solicitor’s or the limited liability law partnership’s client”;

and

(iii)

in paragraph (b), by substituting for the words

“he is retained” the words “the advocate and solicitor or the limited liability law partnership is retained”.

Amendment of section 113