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Precedence or precedency

Viscounts' younger sons. || Barons' younger sons. || Baronets. || Knights Bannerets. ' Knights of the Bath. ' Attorney-General. ' Solicitor-General. ' The King's Advocate-General. ' Serjeants-at-law. ' Knights Bachelors. ' County Court Judges. || Baronets' eldest

Professional misconduct

All 363. The test to be applied in all such cases is whether the proved misconduct of the advocate is such that he must be regarded as unworthy to remain a member of the honourable profession to

Information

a public charity), the matter of complaint was offered to the Court by way of information by the Attorney or Solicitor-General, and not by way of petition. When a suit immediately concerned the crown or government alone,

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Public right

statute does not provide a remedy; the remedy for infringement is by indictment or information filed by the Attorney-General either directly or upon the relation of an individual (relator) who becomes liable for the costs, but if

Revocation of agency

Halsbury's Laws of England tit. 'Agency.' As to the law when the agent is constituted by power of attorney, see POWER OF ATTORNEY.

Sermo relatus ad personam intelligi debet de conditione person'

speech relating to a person is to be understood as relating to his condition.) Thus, saying to an attorney that he is known to deal corruptly is to be understood as meaning that he deals corruptly in

Solicitor

of the Supreme Court' was the title given by the (English) Judicature Act, 1843, s. 87, to all attorneys, solicitors, and proctors, and continued by (English) Solicitors Act 1932, s. 81. Prior to that Act, 'attorneys' conducted

Suspension of practice

Suspension of practice, means voluntary suspen-sion of practice as an advocate or suspension of an advocate by a State Bar Council for misconduct. [Advocates Welfare Fund Act, 2001 (45

Syndic

Syndic, an advocate or patron; a burgess or recorder; an agent or attorney who acts for a corporation or university; an actor or procurator, an assignee, Civ. Law. See In the

appear

: to present oneself in court as a party to a lawsuit often through the representation of an attorney ;also : to participate as a party to a lawsuit in a way other than by physical presence

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