BARRISTERS AND ATTORNEYS (PRACTICE) ORDINANCE
Title
BARRISTERS AND ATTORNEYS (PRACTICE) ORDINANCE
Description
ORDINANCE No. 15 of 1573.
Barristers a»d Attorneys.
No. 15 of 1873.
An Ordinance to regulate and define tile Practice of Barristers xitl.
and Attorneys ,admitted and enrolled by the Supreme
Court, and to amend the Law in relation thereto.
[30th September, 1873.]
WHEREAS it is expedient to- regulate and define'tbe practice of 11rcamble.
barristers and attorneys admitted and enrolled by the Supreme
Court, and to amend the law in relation thereto: Be it enacted by the
Caovernor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council
thereof,. '
as follows:-
1. In the construction of this Ordinance,.the term '. Attorney ' shall
rnterrraa.
include ' Solicitor, ' and the expression ' Court of Summary Jurisdic-
tion' shall include the Supreme Court sitting in summary jurisdiction
under ' The Supreme Court Ordinance, 1873.'
2. From and after the passing of this Ordinance, -the rules of the
legal profession and the laws now in force in relation to the practice of
barristers and attorneys admitted and enrolled by the Supreme Court,
-shall be modified to the. extent hereinafter mentioned.
Barrister&.
3. A barrister may, without the intervention of an attorney, hold
>consultations with clients and give opinions in all matters whatever.
4. A barrister may, without the intervention of an attorney, appear
for a client in all criminal proceedings before the Supreme Court, and in
all civil proceedings in the Court of Summary Jurisdiction, and in all
pro-
ceedings, whatever before Imy Court of inferior jurisdiction.
S. A barrister may rc!ceiv. any. fees directly from a client, for any
professional business which he may, transact without the intervention of
nn attorney.
6. No barrister shall practise as a. notary public.
Attorneys.
X12 or. 187a.1
Consultations
and opinions.
Civil and
cii urinal
proceedings.
Payment of
fees.
Notary
Public,
7. An attorney may practise as an advocate in the Court of Sum-
appearaaee~ :.
as advocates.:
miry Jurisdiction.
Barristers and Attorneys, (Practice.)
No. 15 of 1873.
8. No attorney who shall be admitted and enrolled by the Supreme
Court after the passing of this Ordinance, shall, while in the employment
of another attorney, practise on his own account,nor in his own name, or
transact any legal business otherwise than as clerk to such other attorney.
Existing Laws.
9. Nothing in this Ordinance contained shall be deemed to affect
the rules of the legal profession, and the exiaina laws relating to
barristers and attorneys, further or otherwise than is herein expressly
provided.
1299
Title.
Preamble.
Interpreatation.
[12 of 1873.]
Existing practice modified.
Consulatations and opinions.
Civil and criminal proceedings.
Payment of fees.
Notary Public.
Appearance as advocates.
1300
Attorneys in empolyment of other attorneys.
Saving clause.
Barristers a»d Attorneys.
No. 15 of 1873.
An Ordinance to regulate and define tile Practice of Barristers xitl.
and Attorneys ,admitted and enrolled by the Supreme
Court, and to amend the Law in relation thereto.
[30th September, 1873.]
WHEREAS it is expedient to- regulate and define'tbe practice of 11rcamble.
barristers and attorneys admitted and enrolled by the Supreme
Court, and to amend the law in relation thereto: Be it enacted by the
Caovernor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council
thereof,. '
as follows:-
1. In the construction of this Ordinance,.the term '. Attorney ' shall
rnterrraa.
include ' Solicitor, ' and the expression ' Court of Summary Jurisdic-
tion' shall include the Supreme Court sitting in summary jurisdiction
under ' The Supreme Court Ordinance, 1873.'
2. From and after the passing of this Ordinance, -the rules of the
legal profession and the laws now in force in relation to the practice of
barristers and attorneys admitted and enrolled by the Supreme Court,
-shall be modified to the. extent hereinafter mentioned.
Barrister&.
3. A barrister may, without the intervention of an attorney, hold
>consultations with clients and give opinions in all matters whatever.
4. A barrister may, without the intervention of an attorney, appear
for a client in all criminal proceedings before the Supreme Court, and in
all civil proceedings in the Court of Summary Jurisdiction, and in all
pro-
ceedings, whatever before Imy Court of inferior jurisdiction.
S. A barrister may rc!ceiv. any. fees directly from a client, for any
professional business which he may, transact without the intervention of
nn attorney.
6. No barrister shall practise as a. notary public.
Attorneys.
X12 or. 187a.1
Consultations
and opinions.
Civil and
cii urinal
proceedings.
Payment of
fees.
Notary
Public,
7. An attorney may practise as an advocate in the Court of Sum-
appearaaee~ :.
as advocates.:
miry Jurisdiction.
Barristers and Attorneys, (Practice.)
No. 15 of 1873.
8. No attorney who shall be admitted and enrolled by the Supreme
Court after the passing of this Ordinance, shall, while in the employment
of another attorney, practise on his own account,nor in his own name, or
transact any legal business otherwise than as clerk to such other attorney.
Existing Laws.
9. Nothing in this Ordinance contained shall be deemed to affect
the rules of the legal profession, and the exiaina laws relating to
barristers and attorneys, further or otherwise than is herein expressly
provided.
1299
Title.
Preamble.
Interpreatation.
[12 of 1873.]
Existing practice modified.
Consulatations and opinions.
Civil and criminal proceedings.
Payment of fees.
Notary Public.
Appearance as advocates.
1300
Attorneys in empolyment of other attorneys.
Saving clause.
Abstract
1299
Title.
Preamble.
Interpreatation.
[12 of 1873.]
Existing practice modified.
Consulatations and opinions.
Civil and criminal proceedings.
Payment of fees.
Notary Public.
Appearance as advocates.
1300
Attorneys in empolyment of other attorneys.
Saving clause.
Title.
Preamble.
Interpreatation.
[12 of 1873.]
Existing practice modified.
Consulatations and opinions.
Civil and criminal proceedings.
Payment of fees.
Notary Public.
Appearance as advocates.
1300
Attorneys in empolyment of other attorneys.
Saving clause.
Identifier
https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/326
Edition
1890
Volume
v2
Cap / Ordinance No.
No. 15 of 1873
Number of Pages
2
Files
Collection
Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online
Citation
“BARRISTERS AND ATTORNEYS (PRACTICE) ORDINANCE,” Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online, accessed January 15, 2025, https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/326.
