includes any payment for the reimbursement of ‘fee’ expenses. educational or means oral or written communications including the ‘genuine academic discussion’ 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. solicitor’ means the solicitor from whom the barrister in question ‘instructing 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; and includes a patent attorney. advice’ includes assistance at or presiding over meetings. ‘legal includes delegated legislation. ‘legislation’ means the legal practitioner appearing for the party ‘opponent’ opposed to the client, or the party opposed to the client if that party is unrepresented, and any other legal practitioner appearing for another party in the matter or any other party if that party is unrepresented. includes a judgment, decisi includes a judgement, decision or determination. ‘order’ of the Bar is taken in to be a reference to the Chairman of the Bar ‘President Association’ Council proceeding’ means proceedings which have not been commenced but ‘potential 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. of means any originating process, pleading, affidavit or ‘process notice filed in court and any document issued by the court but does not include submissions or lists of authorities. means a barrister who appears for the complainant or ‘Prosecutor’ Crown in criminal proceedings. a barrister undertaking a reading program. ‘Reader’ Counsel’ means Queen’s Counsel and Senior Counsel appointed ‘Senior as such in accordance with the protocol for the appointment of Queen’s Counsel or Senior Counsel duly adopted in each jurisdiction. harassment’ means harassment that is unlawful under the applicable ‘Sexual state, territory or federal anti-discrimination or human rights legislation. bullying’ behaviour that could reasonably be expected to ‘Workplace offend, intimidate, degrade, humiliate, isolate or alienate a person working in a workplace.
‘fee’ includes any payment for the reimbursement of expenses. ‘genuine educational 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; and includes a patent attorney. ‘legal advice’ includes assistance at or presiding over meetings. ‘legislation’ includes delegated legislation. ‘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, and any other legal practitioner appearing for another party in the matter or any other party if that party is unrepresented. ‘order’ includes a judgment, decisi includes a judgement, decision or determination. ‘President of the Bar Association’ ‘potential proceeding’ is taken in to be a reference to the Chairman of the Bar Council 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. ‘process of means any originating process, pleading, affidavit or notice filed in court and any document issued by the court but does not include submissions or lists of authorities. ‘Prosecutor’ means a barrister who appears for the complainant or Crown in criminal proceedings. ‘Reader’ a barrister undertaking a reading program. ‘Senior Counsel’ means Queen’s Counsel and Senior Counsel appointed as such in accordance with the protocol for the appointment of Queen’s Counsel or Senior Counsel duly adopted in each jurisdiction. ‘Sexual harassment’ means harassment that is unlawful under the applicable state, territory or federal anti-discrimination or human rights legislation. ‘Workplace bullying’ behaviour that could reasonably be expected to offend, intimidate, degrade, humiliate, isolate or alienate a person working in a workplace.
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