Legal Profession (Law Practice Entities) Rules 2015 · As enacted · Part 2 · Law Firms
8. Contents of name of law firm
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consist of the name or part of the name of any existing sole proprietor or existing partner of the law firm;
consist of the names or parts of the names of 2 or more of the existing partners of the law firm; or
with the approval of the Director of Legal Services, consist wholly or partly of the name or part of the name of any former sole proprietor or former partner of the law firm.
The name or part of the name of any existing sole proprietor or existing partner of a law firm which is to constitute the name of the law firm must be in accordance with the name of that sole proprietor or partner that appears in the practising certificate of that sole proprietor or partner at the time of the application under section 131(1) of the Act.
Subregulation 1
The name of a law firm may —
consist of the name or part of the name of any existing sole proprietor or existing partner of the law firm;
consist of the names or parts of the names of 2 or more of the existing partners of the law firm; or
with the approval of the Director of Legal Services, consist wholly or partly of the name or part of the name of any former sole proprietor or former partner of the law firm.
Subregulation 2
The name or part of the name of any existing sole proprietor or existing partner of a law firm which is to constitute the name of the law firm must be in accordance with the name of that sole proprietor or partner that appears in the practising certificate of that sole proprietor or partner at the time of the application under section 131(1) of the Act.