36Discharge by legal practitioner associate of obligations of law practice

36 Discharge by legal practitioner associate of obligations of law practice

36 Discharge by legal practitioner associate of obligations of law practice

(1) A legal practitioner associate of a law practice may, on behalf of the law practice, discharge any obligations of the law practice under this Law or the Uniform Rules.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the relevant provisions of this Law and the Uniform Rules apply to the associate in the same way as they apply to the law practice.

(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to the extent that the associate is prevented by the Uniform Rules from taking an action referred to in that subsection.

(4) This section does not affect any liability of a principal of the law practice.