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LEGAL PROFESSION AMENDMENT ACT 2007 (NO. 28 OF 2007) - SECT 74

Section 165 (5)

substitute

    (5)     A disclosure statement must—

        (a)     be in writing; and

        (b)     be given before, or as soon as practicable after, the foreign lawyer is retained in a matter.

    (5A)     A disclosure statement given to a person before the foreign lawyer is retained in a matter is taken to be given to the person as a client for the purposes of this section.

    (5B)     A disclosure statement must be given in accordance with, and must comply with, any requirement under regulation.



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