Hong Kong Regulations

TRAINEE SOLICITORS RULES - RULE 11

Other employment of trainee solicitor

(1) Subject to these rules, a trainee solicitor shall not hold an office or
engage in an employment other than the employment under his trainee solicitor
contract, and a period during which he has held such other office or engaged
in such other employment is not effective employment as a trainee solicitor,
unless the Society otherwise directs.

(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a trainee solicitor who has obtained the
written consent of his principal and of the Society before holding the office
or engaging in the other employment.

(3) A direction given by the Society under paragraph (1) or consent given by
the society under paragraph (2) may be given subject to such terms and
conditions as the Society may think fit.

(4) An application for the direction or consent of the Society shall be-

   (a)  in a form approved by the Society completed by the trainee  solicitor
        and his principal; and

   (b)  accompanied by the prescribed fee. (L.N. 182 of 1994)