Singapore legislation
Section 116
Section 116
Interpretation and application of this Part
(1)
In this Part —
Definition
“court” means the General Division of the High Court, a Family Court, a District Court or a Magistrate’s Court, and includes the Registrar;
Definition
“Registrar” means the Registrar of the Supreme Court, the registrar of the Family Justice Courts or the registrar of the State Courts, and includes —
the Deputy Registrar or an Assistant Registrar of the Supreme Court;
the deputy registrar or an assistant registrar of the Family Justice Courts; and
a deputy registrar of the State Courts;
Definition
“solicitor” includes the executors, administrators and assignees of the solicitor in question and a law corporation or a limited liability law partnership.
(2)
This Part applies —
to all remuneration and costs received by a Singapore law practice or a solicitor practising in a Singapore law practice, including any such remuneration or costs received in respect of the practice of foreign law; and
with the necessary modifications, to all remuneration and costs received in respect of the practice of Singapore law by —
a Joint Law Venture or its constituent foreign law practice, a Qualifying Foreign Law Practice or a licensed foreign law practice;
a foreign lawyer registered under section 36B; or
a solicitor registered under section 36E.