27. Amendment of section 112

Section 112 of the principal Act is amended—

(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”.

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