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Legal Profession Act 2006
49Barristers—restrictions on engaging in legal practice etc
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49 Barristers—restrictions on engaging in legal practice etc
(1) A regulation or legal profession rule may make provision for or in
relation to prohibiting the holder of a barrister practising certificate
from any or all of the following:
(a) engaging in legal practice—
(i) otherwise than as a sole practitioner; or
(ii) in partnership with anyone; or
(iii) as the employee of anyone;
(b) holding office as a legal practitioner director of an incorporated
(2) Conditions may be imposed on a barrister practising certificate
granted to a legal practitioner that the practitioner must not—
(a) engage in legal practice—
(i) otherwise than as a sole practitioner; or
(ii) in partnership with anyone; or
(iii) as the employee of anyone; or
(b) hold office as a legal practitioner director of an incorporated