Singapore legislation
Regulation 2
Regulation 2
Definitions
Subregulation 1
In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires —
Definition
“child representative” means a child representative appointed, under Division 1 of Part 4 of the Family Justice Rules 2014 (G.N. No. S 813/2014), to represent the interests of a child in any proceedings involving the child, or the custody and welfare of the child;
Definition
“client account” and “client’s money” have the same meanings as in rule 2(1) of the Legal Profession (Solicitors’ Accounts) Rules (R 8);
Definition
“conveyancing money” has the same meaning as in rule 2(2) of the Conveyancing and Law of Property (Conveyancing) Rules 2011 (G.N. No. S 391/2011);
Definition
“court” means any court of competent jurisdiction in Singapore;
Definition
“debt collection business” means a business the principal operations of which relate to the collection of debts, but does not include either of the following:
any business carried out by a legal practitioner as a trustee in bankruptcy, or as a nominee in a voluntary arrangement relating to a debtor who is an individual;
any business in the nature, or that is part, of a factoring arrangement or receivables financing arrangement;
Definition
“dispute resolution proceedings” has the same meaning as in section 5B of the Civil Law Act (Cap. 43);
Definition
“family proceedings” has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Family Justice Act 2014 (Act 27 of 2014);
Definition
“funded party” has the same meaning as in section 5B of the Civil Law Act;
Definition
“immediate family member” means a spouse, child, grandchild, sibling, sibling’s child, parent or grandparent;
Definition
“law practice” means any law practice entity other than a representative office;
Definition
“parenting coordinator” means a parenting coordinator appointed by the court to manage and facilitate the resolution of disputes relating to the custody of, access to and welfare of a child, for instance, by educating and providing guidance to the parents of the child, and by making recommendations to the court (when required);
Definition
“publicity” means any form of advertisement, and includes any advertisement that —
is printed or contained in any medium for the communication of information; or
appears in, or is communicated through or retrievable from, any mass medium (electronic or otherwise) or the Internet,and “publicise”, “publicised” and “publicising” are to be construed accordingly;
Definition
“relevant appeal” and “relevant proceedings” have the same meanings as in section 36O(1) of the Act;
Definition
“Third-Party Funder” has the same meaning as in section 5B of the Civil Law Act;
Definition
“third-party funding contract” has the same meaning as in section 5B of the Civil Law Act;
Definition
“tribunal” means any judicial, quasi-judicial, administrative or regulatory body or authority in Singapore, or any tribunal in Singapore that is established by law, and includes any of the following:
any commission of inquiry or committee of inquiry appointed under the Inquiries Act (Cap. 139A), or any committee of inquiry or board of inquiry appointed under any other written law;
any Industrial Arbitration Court or the President, Deputy President, Registrar, Deputy Registrar or Assistant Registrar of the Industrial Arbitration Court appointed under the Industrial Relations Act (Cap. 136), a conciliation officer or referee appointed under the Industrial Relations Act, or the Commissioner for Labour, a Deputy Commissioner for Labour, a Principal Assistant Commissioner for Labour or an Assistant Commissioner for Labour appointed under the Employment Act (Cap. 91);
any professional disciplinary body;
any arbitral tribunal as defined in section 2(1) of the Arbitration Act (Cap. 10) or section 2(1) of the International Arbitration Act (Cap. 143A);
Definition
“unauthorised person” has the same meaning as in section 32(2) of the Act.
Subregulation 2
In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires —
a reference to an employee of a Singapore law practice includes a reference to a locum solicitor engaged by the Singapore law practice; and
a reference to a member of a Singapore law practice includes a reference to a locum solicitor engaged by the Singapore law practice.