28Locally-registered foreign lawyer not covered by Fidelity Fund

28 Locally-registered foreign lawyer not covered by Fidelity Fund (1) This regulation applies to a locally-registered foreign lawyer practising foreign law in the Territory otherwise than as an associate of a law practice. (2) A foreign lawyer to whom this regulation applies must not practise foreign law in the Territory on behalf of a client unless the foreign lawyer has provided the client with a disclosure statement in respect of the foreign lawyer's lack of cover by the Fidelity Fund. (3) A disclosure statement under subregulation (2) is not valid unless: (a) it is in writing; and (b) it is written: (i) in English; or

Legal Profession Regulations 2007 17 (ii) if the client does have a reasonable understanding of English – in another language of which the client has a reasonable understanding; and (c) it states the foreign lawyer is not covered by the Fidelity Fund with respect to the practice of foreign law in the Territory; and (d) it states that Australian legal practitioners generally are covered by the Fidelity Fund.