right of audience
English
Noun
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- (lawCategory:en:Law#RIGHTOFAUDIENCE) Right enjoyed by a class of persons (especially lawyers) to appear and practice in a court on behalf of that person's client.
- 1997, Provisional Legislative Council of Hong Kong, “Hong Kong Reunification Ordinance”, in Hong Kong Government GazetteWikisource, page A23:
- Every person who immediately before 1 July 1997 enjoyed a right of audience before any court, magistrate, statutory tribunal or statutory board shall on and after that date continue to enjoy such right before the corresponding court, magistrate, tribunal or board of the HKSAR.Category:English terms with quotations#RIGHTOFAUDIENCE
- 1999, Lord Chancellor, “Article 3(1)”, in Lay Representatives (Rights of Audience) Order 1999, page 14:
- Subject to paragraph (2), any person may exercise rights of audience in proceedings dealt with as a small claim in accordance with rules of court.Category:English terms with quotations#RIGHTOFAUDIENCE
Usage notes
Used in jurisdictions where lawyers are separated into barristers and solicitors.
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