Section 10H: Approval of joint law venture
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10H. Approval of joint law venture
(1) Subject to section 10J, the Attorney-General may, on written application made to him in such form and manner as may be prescribed, approve
the setting up of a joint law venture by a foreign law firm and a law firm, on
such terms and conditions as may be prescribed.
(2) A joint law venture may be constituted as a limited company or a société, or by such other arrangements as may be prescribed.
(3) The Attorney-General may, if he is satisfied that it is in the public interest to do so, by notice in writing, suspend or cancel the approval for the
setting up of a joint law venture.
(4) Every joint law venture shall, in every correspondence, invoice or
other document issued by it or on its behalf, mention the fact that it is a joint
law venture and is registered under this Act.
(5) A law firm which is constituent of a joint law venture shall cease to
provide legal services in foreign and international law.
[S. 10H inserted by s. 6 of Act 8 of 2008 w.e.f. 15 December 2008.]