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#### 13 13 A barrister must not, subject to rules 14 and 15: > (a) act as a person’s general agent or attorney in that person’s business or dealings with others, > (b) conduct correspondence in the barrister’s name on behalf of any person otherwise than with the opponent, > (c) place herself or himself at risk of becoming a witness, by investigating facts for the purposes of appearing as an advocate or giving legal advice, otherwise than by: > > > (i) conferring with the client, the instructing solicitor, prospective witnesses or experts, > > > (ii) examining documents provided by the instructing solicitor or the client, as the case may be, or produced to the court, > > > (iii) viewing a place or things by arrangement with the instructing solicitor or the client, or > > > (iv) library research, > (d) act as a person’s only representative in dealings with any court, otherwise than when actually appearing as an advocate, > (e) be the address for service of any document or accept service of any document, > (f) commence proceedings or file (other than file in court) or serve any process of any court, > (g) conduct the conveyance of any property for any other person, > (h) administer any trust estate or fund for any other person, > (i) obtain probate or letters of administration for any other person, > (j) incorporate companies or provide shelf companies for any other person, > (k) prepare or lodge returns for any other person, unless the barrister is registered or accredited to do so under the applicable taxation legislation, or > (l) hold, invest or disburse any funds for any other person.