Legal Profession Act · 2022 Revised Edition · Part 2
9. Hearing and right of appeal
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Petitions under section 5 and originating motions under section 7
for admission as an advocate and solicitor shall if objected to by the
advocate and solicitor
“advocate and solicitor” means an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court;
Attorney General, Society or by any other person served with the application be heard in open court.
Society
“Society” means the Law Society of Brunei Darussalam established by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan in Council by an order made under section 62(1)(a).…
An appeal shall lie to the Court of Appeal from any judgment or order of the court on any petition under section 5 or any originating motion under section 7.
An appeal under subsection (2) shall lie at the instance of a petitioner under section 5 or an applicant by originating motion under section 7, as the case may be, and in either case at the instance of the
Attorney General, Society or of any party or other person who has been served with the proceedings pursuant to section 6(1) or 7(2) and has objected at the hearing to any petition or to the making of any order on an originating motion.
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An appeal under this section shall be made within the time and in the form and shall be heard in the manner of a civil appeal from the High
Court.
The Court of Appeal shall have power to make such order on an appeal under this section as they may think fit.
Declaration, enrolment and misrepresentation
Terms defined in s 2
advocate and solicitor
Defined · s 2“advocate and solicitor” means an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court;
Society
Defined · s 2“Society” means the Law Society of Brunei Darussalam established by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan in Council by an order made under section 62(1)(a).…
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