s.35Application for admission to practise in a specified suit or matter
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Section 35Part 4 — ADMISSION AS AN ATTORNEY-AT-LAW

Application for admission to practise in a specified suit or matter

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An application may be made in the Islands to a judge to permit a person to appear, advise or act in a specified suit or matter if the person has come or intends to come to the Islands for that purpose.
If the judge gives the permission, the person may carry out the functions of an attorney-at-law for the specified suit or matter upon obtaining a practising certificate limited to those functions.
An application under subsection (1) shall be made by a law firm.
The law firm shall satisfy the judge —
that the law firm has instructed the person to appear, act or advise in the specified suit or matter;
that the person has the qualifications in law required to appear, act or advise in the specified suit or matter; and
in the case of an application to allow a person, other than a Queen's Counsel, or equivalent, and practising as such in any court of a jurisdiction referred to in section 32(3), to appear, to advise or to act in a specified suit or matter, that there are exceptional circumstances to justify approving the application and for this purpose, the fact that the applicant law firm does not itself have sufficient capacity to act or to advise in the specified suit or matter shall not be considered an exceptional circumstance.
A judge, when considering an application under subsection (1) made by a law firm, shall, in particular, consider —
the complexity of the specified suit or matter and the need for a specialist in respect of the suit or matter;
the professional experience and expertise of the person proposed to appear, to advise or to act in the specified suit or matter; and
whether approval of the application would be consistent with public policy, including —
the promotion of the legal profession and advocacy in the Islands, its sustainability, competence and advancement;
the promotion and maintenance of a fair and efficient court system in the Islands; and
the Grand Court Rules, 1995 (Revised).
An application under subsection (1) shall be accompanied the prescribed application fee.
Part 11 shall apply to a person referred to in subsection (1) as if the person were an attorney-at-law.
The Rules Committee of the Grand Court may make rules for the better implementation of this section.

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