### Legal Practitioners Ordinance 《法律執業者條例》

16. Restrictions on powers to strike names off roll
(1) No solicitor shall be liable to have his name struck off the roll of solicitors on account of any failure to comply with such requirements with respect to employment as a trainee solicitor as may be prescribed by the Chief Justice or on account of any defect in his admission and enrolment, unless the application to strike his name off the roll of solicitors is made within 12 months after the date of his enrolment: 

Provided that this subsection shall not apply in any case where fraud is proved to have been committed in connection with the failure or defect. 
(2) No solicitor shall be liable to have his name struck off the roll of solicitors by reason only that—
(a) a solicitor who employed him or acted as his principal for the whole term or such part of a term of a trainee solicitor contract as may be prescribed by the Chief Justice has neglected or omitted to take out a practising certificate in accordance with the provisions of section 6; or 
(b) the name of a solicitor who employed him as a trainee solicitor or acted as his principal for any period has after the termination of that period been struck off the roll of solicitors. (Amended 60 of 1994 s. 17) 
(Amended 70 of 1991 s. 13) [cf. 1957 c. 27 s. 54 U.K.]

17. Council may inspect proceedings in bankruptcy
The Council shall be entitled, without payment of any fee, to inspect the file of proceedings in bankruptcy relating to any solicitor or foreign lawyer against whom proceedings in bankruptcy have been taken, and to be supplied with office copies of the proceedings on payment of the usual charges for such copies. 
(Amended 52 of 1980 s. 2; 60 of 1994 s. 18) [cf. 1957 c. 27 s. 83 U.K.]

### Legal Practitioners Ordinance 《法律執業者條例》

18. Winding-up, etc. of business of solicitors or foreign lawyers struck off or suspended
(1) The Court may make an order for the winding-up of the business of any solicitor who is struck off the roll of solicitors or of any foreign lawyer whose registration is cancelled in such terms and appointing such solicitor or firm of solicitors or the Official Receiver under the Bankruptcy Ordinance (Cap. 6) or both as it thinks fit for that purpose. (Amended 60 of 1994 s. 19) 
(2) The Court may make an order appointing any solicitor or firm of solicitors or the Official Receiver or both to manage the business of any solicitor, whose practising certificate is suspended, for the duration of such suspension. 
(3) The Court may make an order appointing a solicitor, firm, foreign lawyer, foreign firm, the Official Receiver or any combination of them to manage the business of a foreign lawyer whose registration is suspended, for the duration of the suspension. (Added 60 of 1994 s. 19)

### Legal Practitioners Ordinance 《法律執業者條例》

19. Removal from roll
(1) Upon reasonable cause being shown to the Council by a solicitor the Council may direct the Registrar to remove the name of such solicitor from the roll of solicitors and the Registrar shall thereupon remove such name from the roll of solicitors. (Amended 52 of 1980 s. 2) 
(1A) Upon reasonable cause being shown to the Council by a foreign lawyer or foreign firm, the Council may direct the Secretary General of the Society to cancel the registration of the foreign lawyer or foreign firm and the Secretary General shall then cancel the registration. (Added 60 of 1994 s. 20) 
(2) With effect from the date of removal of a name under this section the person whose name is so removed shall cease to be a solicitor. (Amended 46 of 1989 s. 5) 
(3) Upon application being made for removal or cancellation as aforesaid the Council may advertise or require the solicitor, foreign lawyer or foreign firm to advertise the application inviting any person who objects thereto to make objection to the Council. (Amended 52 of 1980 s. 2; 60 of 1994 s. 20) 
(4) Where the Registrar is satisfied that a person who was admitted as a solicitor under section 3(1AD) before the repeal of that provision by the Legal Practitioners (Amendment) Ordinance 1994 (60 of 1994) would no longer be qualified under paragraph (a) of that provision if it were still in force, he shall, unless the person has become qualified otherwise under this Ordinance, remove his name from the roll of solicitors. (Added 46 of 1989 s. 5. Amended 60 of 1994 s. 20) 
(5) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), where a person admitted under section 3(1AB) before that and related provisions ceased to have effect by virtue of section 75(2) does not commence practice as a solicitor within a period of 12 months after his admission, it shall be a cause for the removal of his name from the roll of solicitors under this section. (Added 46 of 1989 s. 5. Amended 60 of 1994 s. 20)

### Legal Practitioners Ordinance 《法律執業者條例》

21. Power to prohibit employing trainee solicitors
(1) Where the Society refuses to issue a practising certificate to a solicitor under section 6, the Council may by notice in writing to that solicitor prohibit him from employing a trainee solicitor or acting as the principal of a trainee solicitor. (Amended 52 of 1980 s. 2; 70 of 1991 s. 13; 60 of 1994 s. 22) 
(2) (Repealed 61 of 1992 s. 11) (Replaced 58 of 1976 s. 6)

22. Power to terminate trainee solicitor contracts in certain cases
If either—
(a) during the term of a trainee solicitor contract a trainee solicitor has been continuously absent from the place of business of his principal for a period of 3 months or such longer period as may be prescribed by the Council except for such reason as may be prescribed by the Council; or 
(b) the Council is for any other reason of the opinion that a trainee solicitor contract ought to be terminated, 
the Council may, on application of the solicitor, the trainee solicitor or any other person, terminate the trainee solicitor contract on such terms as it shall think fit and may determine what, if any, of the period of employment of the trainee solicitor shall be effective for the purposes of this Ordinance. 
(Amended 52 of 1980 s. 2; 70 of 1991 s. 13)

23. Termination of trainee solicitor contracts in cases of bankruptcy, etc.
If a solicitor who employs a trainee solicitor or acts as his principal becomes bankrupt before the expiration of the trainee solicitor contract or is imprisoned for debt and remains in prison for more than 21 days, the Court, on the application of any person, may order the trainee solicitor contract to be terminated or to be assigned to another solicitor on such terms and in such manner as the Court thinks fit. 
(Amended 70 of 1991 s. 13; 60 of 1994 s. 23; 27 of 1998 s. 7)