Section 16: Unauthorised practices

16. Unauthorised practices (1) No person, other than a law practitioner, shall— (a) hold himself out to be, or to be qualified to perform any of the functions of, a law practitioner; (b) permit his name to be so used as to suggest that he is, or is qualified to perform any of the functions of, a law practitioner; (c) for any fee or reward, draft or prepare an affidavit, deed of sale, lease, conveyance, transfer, compromise or any other document under private signature, plaint or pleading, or any other judicial or extrajudicial document; (d) for any fee or reward, give legal advice to any person; (e) for any fee or reward, find clients for a law practitioner; or (f) use such words as “barrister-at-law”, “attorney-at-law”, “solicitor”, “notary”, “avocat”, “avoué”, “notaire” or any other term in such a way as to suggest that he is a law practitioner. (2) No law practitioner or legal consultant shall hold himself out as belonging to a law firm or make use of the words “Law Firm” or “Société Civile Professionelle” unless he is a member of a law firm. (3) No person shall hold himself out to be a legal consultant unless— (a) he has retired from office as a Judge; or (b) he has been authorised to act as such by the Chief Justice. [S. 16 amended by s. 7 of Act 8 of 2008 w.e.f. 15 December 2008.] L8 – 17 [Issue 2] Law Practitioners Act