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Laws
Legal Profession Act
Part 6
s 30

In force2022 Revised EditionCurrent version · 2022 Revised EditionSee versions on Attorney General's Chambers(opens the publisher’s site)

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Legal Profession Act

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1Citation
2Interpretation

3Qualified persons
4Admission of advocates and solicitors
5Petitions for admission under section 4
6Service of documents and objections
7Ad hoc admission
8Provisional admission
9Hearing and right of appeal
10Declaration and enrolment
11Misrepresentation
12Brunei Darussalam

Practising Certificates

13Practising certificates
14Disqualification for practising certificate
15Register of practitioners
16Cancellation of practising certificates

Privileges of Advocates and Solicitors

17Privileges of advocates and solicitors
18Qualifications to practise
19No unauthorised person to act as advocate and solicitor
20Exceptions to section 19
20A
21Endorsement of documents and instruments
22No costs recoverable by unauthorised person
23

2528. (Repealed).
28AQualification to use title of consultant
28BSolicitors who are commissioners for oaths or notaries public
28CSolicitor not to act as agent for unauthorised persons
28DAccount by advocate and solicitor
28EPower of Council to inspect files of proceedings in bankruptcy of advocate and solicitor
29

3039. (Repealed).

40Prohibition of certain transactions
41Rules as to remuneration for non-contentious business
42Non-contentious business agreements
43Remuneration of advocate and solicitor who is mortgagee
44Contentious business agreements
45Effect of contentious business agreements
46Enforcement of contentious business agreements
47Contentious business agreements by certain representatives
48Effect on contentious business agreement of death, incapability or change of advocate and solicitor
49Form of bill of costs for contentious business
50Security for costs and termination of retainer
51Taxation with respect to contentious business
52Inclusion of disbursements in bill of costs
53Power of court to order advocate and solicitor to deliver bill etc.
54Action to recover advocate and solicitor’s costs
55Taxation on application of party chargeable or advocate and solicitor
56Taxation on application of third parties
57Supplementary provisions as to taxations
58Charging orders
59Magistrates
60Costs of Government
61Saving for certain other written law

62Authority to establish Law Society
63The Law Society of Brunei Darussalam shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal and with power, subject to the p...
64Bank accounts
65Rules
66Consequential amendments, repeal and transitional provisions

Schedules

Schedule 1 (Section 62(2)(a)) Constitution and Powers of Law Society of Brunei Darussalam Matters in Respect of Which Provision May Be Made...
SCHEDULE 1 — (continued) 14. Designation of officers of the Council, the procedure for their election or appointment and the definition of...
SCHEDULE 1 — (continued) 27. Regulation of the employment and remuneration of employees. 28. Circumstances in which the Society has power t...
SCHEDULE 2 (section 66(3)) TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS 1. In this Schedule — “former roll” means the roll of advocates kept under section 3 of...

Legal Profession Act · 2022 Revised Edition · Part 6

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