Legal Profession Act 1966 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 9A · Law Practice Entities
140. Effect of becoming limited liability law partnership
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A limited liability law partnership is authorised to do anything that a solicitor can do by law and is required to do all that a solicitor is required to do by law.
limited liability law partnership
“limited liability law partnership” means a limited liability partnership licensed as a limited liability law partnership under section 138;
Subsection (1) does not apply to the doing of anything that can only be done by a solicitor as a natural person.
solicitor
“advocate and solicitor”, “advocate” and “solicitor” mean an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court;
A regulated legal practitioner who provides legal services as a partner or an employee of a limited liability law partnership is subject to the same standards of professional conduct and competence in respect of such services as if he or she were personally providing the legal services as a regulated legal practitioner in a law firm.
regulated legal practitioner
“regulated legal practitioner” means an advocate and solicitor or a regulated foreign lawyer;
The mere fact that a regulated legal practitioner personally provides legal services as a partner or an employee of a limited liability law partnership does not affect the personal liability of that regulated legal practitioner at law.
legal services
“legal services” means the legal services which a solicitor can lawfully perform under this Act;