Western Australian Current Regulations

LEGAL PROFESSION UNIFORM CONDUCT (BARRISTERS) RULES 2015 - REG 11

11 .         Work of a barrister

                Barristers’ work consists of:

            (a)         appearing as an advocate,

            (b)         preparing to appear as an advocate,

            (c)         negotiating for a client with an opponent to compromise a case,

            (d)         representing a client in or conducting a mediation or arbitration or other method of alternative dispute resolution,

            (e)         giving legal advice,

            (f)         preparing or advising on documents to be used by a client or by others in relation to the client’s case or other affairs,

            (g)         carrying out work properly incidental to the kinds of work referred to in (a)–(f), and

            (h)         such other work as is from time to time commonly carried out by barristers.