Hong Kong Regulations

SOLICITORS' PRACTICE RULES - RULE 2A

Name of firm

Due to technical constraints, section 2AA of this Ordinance is placed after
section 2A in the BLIS system. The correct sequence of the sections should be
"2AA, 2A".

(1) Subject to subrule (2), the name of a firm shall consist solely of the
name or names of one or more solicitors who are principals of the firm.

(2) Subrule (1) shall not preclude-

   (a)  the use of the name of a predecessor or former partner in that
        practice;

        (b)	n the case of a firm ("Hong Kong firm") that is established as 
a branch of a firm that is carrying on the business of practising the law
in a foreign jurisdiction ("overseas firm"), the use of the name of the
overseas firm if-

        (i)    for the period of 3 years immediately preceding the
               establishing of the Hong Kong firm, there had been a foreign
               firm of the same name practising or advising on the law of a
               foreign jurisdiction;

        (ii)   at least one of the principals of the Hong Kong firm is a
               partner in the overseas firm; and

        (iii)  one of the principals of the Hong Kong firm had, for not less
               than 3 years during the 5 years immediately preceding the
               establishing of the firm, been a partner in, or a consultant
               to, or employed by, the foreign firm referred to in
               subparagraph (i) or the overseas firm; or

   (c)  the use of a firm name-

        (i)    in use at the date of the coming into operation of this rule;
               or

        (ii)   approved in writing by the Council. (L.N. 617 of 1994)