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TRADE MARKS REGULATIONS 1995 - REG 20A.20

Completion of outstanding business

             (1)  If a Panel of the Disciplinary Tribunal cancels the registration of an incorporated trade marks attorney, the Panel Chair may appoint a registered trade marks attorney to complete the unfinished trade marks work of the former attorney.

             (2)  If a Panel of the Disciplinary Tribunal suspends the registration of an incorporated trade marks attorney, the Panel Chair may appoint a registered trade marks attorney to carry on the former attorney's trade marks work for:

                     (a)  the period of the suspension; or

                     (b)  a specified period, not longer than the period of suspension.

             (3)  The Panel Chair of a Panel of the Disciplinary Tribunal must not appoint a registered trade marks attorney under subregulation (1) or (2) unless the registered trade marks attorney consents to the appointment.

             (4)  A registered trade marks attorney appointed under subregulation (1) or (2) may only act as a registered trade marks attorney for a client of the former attorney if the client has given consent for the appointed attorney to act.



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