Clause 2

in relation to contentious business, any person who as principal or on behalf of another person retains or employs, or is about to retain or employ, a solicitor, and any person who is or may be liable to pay a solicitor’s costs;

in relation to non-contentious business any person, who as a principal or on behalf of another, or as a trustee, executor or administrator, or in any other capacity, has power, express or implied, to retain or employ, and retains or employs or is about to retain or employ, a solicitor, and any person for the time being liable to pay a solicitor for his service any costs;“contentious business” means business done, whether as solicitor or as advocate, in or for the purpose of proceedings begun before a court of justice or before an arbitrator;“costs” includes fees, charges, disbursements, expenses and remuneration;“Council” means the Council of the Society established under section 52 of this Act;“court” means the High Court or a judge thereof when sitting in open court, and “judge” means a judge of the High Court sitting in Chambers;“Disciplinary Committee” means a Committee appointed by the Chief Justice under section 94 of this Act;“Faculty” means the Faculty of Law in the University of Singapore;“Inquiry Committee” means a Committee appointed by the Council under section 88 of this Act;“legal officer” means a qualified person in the judicial or legal service of Singapore;“Malayan practitioner” means any qualified person entitled to practice before a High Court in any part of Western Malaysia;“practising certificate” means a certificate issued by the Registrar under section 29 of this Act;“qualified person” means any person who —

has passed the final examination for the degree of Bachelor of Laws in the University of Singapore or in the University of Malaya; or

is a barrister-at-law of England or of Northern Ireland or a member of the Faculty of Advocates in Scotland; or

is a solicitor in England or Northern Ireland or a writer to the Signet, law agent or solicitor in Scotland;“Register of Practitioners” means the annual register kept by the Registrar under section 31 of this Act;“Registrar” means the Registrar of the High Court and includes a Deputy Registrar and an Assistant Registrar;“Roll” means the Roll of advocates and solicitors of the High Court kept under section 28 of this Act;“Rules Committee” means the Rules Committee constituted under any written law for the time being in force with the power to make rules regulating procedure in the High Court;“Society” means the Singapore Advocates and Solicitors Society established by section 41 of this Act.