Regulation 2

In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires —“appellate court” has the meaning given by section 36O(1) of the Act;“Code of Ethics” means the Code of Ethics set out in the First Schedule;“conducting solicitor” means a solicitor appointed under section 36Q(7) or 36S(9)(c) or (10)(b) of the Act to conduct proceedings before a complaints committee;“foreign registration authority” means a foreign authority having the function conferred by law of authorising or registering persons to practise law in a state or territory other than Singapore;“Form” means a form set out, and so numbered, in the Second Schedule;“full registration” means full registration under section 36P of the Act;“offshore case” has the same meaning as in Order 3 of the Singapore International Commercial Court Rules 2021 (G.N. No. S 924/2021);“pertinent proceedings” means any relevant proceedings under rule 3(2)(e) that are not also relevant proceedings under rule 3(2)(b), (c) or (d);“preliminary proceedings” means any proceedings that are preliminary to any relevant appeal or relevant proceedings, as the case may be;“registered foreign lawyer” means a foreign lawyer registered under section 36P of the Act, and includes, for the purposes of rule 38(2), a foreign lawyer whose registration under section 36P of the Act is cancelled or suspended, or lapses, after the commencement of proceedings under section 36S of the Act against the foreign lawyer;“registered law expert” means a law expert registered under section 36PA of the Act, and includes, for the purposes of rule 38(2), a law expert whose registration under section 36PA of the Act is cancelled or suspended, or lapses, after the commencement of proceedings under section 36S of the Act against the law expert;“relevant appeal” and “relevant proceedings” have the same meanings as in section 36O(1) of the Act;“restricted registration” means restricted registration under section 36P of the Act;“Secretariat” means the Secretariat established by the Supreme Court to provide administrative support to a complaints committee;“secretary” means the secretary of a complaints committee appointed by the Chief Justice under section 36S(7) of the Act;“Singapore International Commercial Court” has the same meaning as in section 36O(1) of the Act.