assist the client or the instructing solicitor to make such decisions. education means oral or written communications including the “genuine al or academic publication of notes and articles with members of the legal discussion” profession, other profession or group or members thereof which are bona fide for an educational or academic purpose. means the solicitor from whom the barrister in question has “instructing solicitor” accepted a brief or who is instructing that barrister in that brief, as the case may be, but does not include a solicitor appearing with the barrister as a joint advocate. advice” includes assistance at or presiding over meetings. “legal includes all kinds of delegated legislation. “legislation” of a court, in Rule 87(j), does not include the holder of an “member” acting commission or appointment. means the legal practitioner appearing for the party opposed “opponent” to the client, or the party opposed to the client if that party is unrepresented. includes a judgment, decision or determination. “order” means proceedings which have not been commenced but “potential proceeding” where there is information which has been publicised that such process is imminent or where there is a very real likelihood that process will be instigated. when used as a noun means a person actively engaged in an “professional” occupation generally recognised as being a profession, and includes accountants, architects, engineers, surveyors, town planners and valuers. means a barrister who appears for the complainant or Crown “prosecutor” in criminal proceedings.
assist the client or the instructing solicitor to make such decisions. “genuine education al or academic discussion” means oral or written communications including the publication of notes and articles with members of the legal profession, other profession or group or members thereof which are bona fide for an educational or academic purpose. “instructing solicitor” means the solicitor from whom the barrister in question has accepted a brief or who is instructing that barrister in that brief, as the case may be, but does not include a solicitor appearing with the barrister as a joint advocate. “legal advice” includes assistance at or presiding over meetings. “legislation” includes all kinds of delegated legislation. “member” of a court, in Rule 87(j), does not include the holder of an acting commission or appointment. “opponent” means the legal practitioner appearing for the party opposed to the client, or the party opposed to the client if that party is unrepresented. “order” includes a judgment, decision or determination. “potential proceeding” means proceedings which have not been commenced but where there is information which has been publicised that such process is imminent or where there is a very real likelihood that process will be instigated. “professional” when used as a noun means a person actively engaged in an occupation generally recognised as being a profession, and includes accountants, architects, engineers, surveyors, town planners and valuers. “prosecutor” means a barrister who appears for the complainant or Crown in criminal proceedings.
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