Legal Profession Uniform Law Australian Solicitors’ Conduct Rules 2015
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40 Sharing receipts
40 Sharing receipts
40.1 A solicitor must not, in relation to the conduct of the solicitor’s practice, or the delivery of legal services, share, or enter into any arrangement for the sharing of, the receipts arising from, or in connection with, the provision of legal services by the solicitor, with—
40.1.1 any disqualified person, or
40.1.2 any person—
(i) who has been found guilty of an indictable offence, or
(ii) who has had a guilty plea accepted in relation to an indictable offence that involved dishonest conduct, whether or not a conviction was recorded.
rule 40: Am 2022 (34), Sch 1[47] [48].