160Designation of Australian-registered foreign lawyers

160 Designation of Australian-registered foreign lawyers (1) An Australian-registered foreign lawyer may use only the following designations: (a) the lawyer’s own name; (b) a title or business name the lawyer is authorised by law to use in a foreign country where the lawyer is registered by a foreign licensing body; (c) subject to this section, the name of a foreign law practice with which the lawyer is affiliated or associated (whether as a partner, director, employee or otherwise); (d) if the lawyer is a principal of any law practice in Australia whose principals include both 1 or more Australian-registered foreign lawyers and 1 or more Australian legal practitioners—a description of the practice that includes reference to both Australian legal practitioners and Australian-registered foreign lawyers (for example, ‘Solicitors and locally-registered foreign lawyers’ or ‘Australian solicitors and US attorneys’). (2) An Australian-registered foreign lawyer who is a principal of a foreign law practice may use the practice’s name in or in relation to practising foreign law in the ACT only if— (a) the lawyer indicates, on the lawyer’s letterhead or any other document used in the ACT to identify the lawyer as an overseas- registered foreign lawyer, that the foreign law practice practises only foreign law in the ACT; and (b) the lawyer has given the relevant council acceptable evidence that the lawyer is a principal of the foreign law practice. (3) An Australian-registered foreign lawyer who is a principal of foreign law practice may use the name of the practice in accordance with this section whether or not other principals of the practice are Australian- registered foreign lawyers. (4) This section does not authorise the use of a name or other designation that contravenes any requirements of an ACT law about the use of business names or that is likely to lead to any confusion with the name of any established domestic law practice or foreign law practice in the ACT.