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Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006

Miscellaneous provisions - Transitional provisions relating to barristers and solicitors

371: Persons deemed to have been admitted as barristers and solicitors

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"People already considered lawyers under an old law are still considered lawyers"

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You are considered to have been admitted as a barrister and solicitor under this Act. This is because you were already deemed to be one under the Law Practitioners Act 1982. You can still practise in court or a tribunal as long as you have the right qualifications.

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Part 11Miscellaneous provisions
Transitional provisions relating to barristers and solicitors

371Persons deemed to have been admitted as barristers and solicitors

  1. Despite the repeal of the Law Practitioners Act 1982 by this Act, where any person deemed by that Act to have been admitted as a barrister and solicitor is, at the commencement of this section, a person who is entitled, while his or her qualification continues, to practise in or before any court or tribunal, that person is deemed to have been admitted as a barrister and solicitor under this Act.