Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations A barrister must not,
subject to rules 14 and 15:
(a) act
as a person’s general agent or attorney in that person’s business
or dealings with others,
(b)
conduct correspondence in the barrister’s name on behalf of any person
otherwise than with the opponent,
(c)
place herself or himself at risk of becoming a witness, by investigating facts
for the purposes of appearing as an advocate or giving legal advice, otherwise
than by:
(i)
conferring with the client, the instructing solicitor,
prospective witnesses or experts,
(ii)
examining documents provided by the instructing solicitor
or the client, as the case may be, or produced to the court,
(iii)
viewing a place or things by arrangement with the
instructing solicitor or the client, or
(iv)
library research,
(d) act
as a person’s only representative in dealings with any court, otherwise
than when actually appearing as an advocate,
(e) be
the address for service of any document or accept service of any document,
(f)
commence proceedings or file (other than file in court) or serve any process
of any court,
(g)
conduct the conveyance of any property for any other person,
(h)
administer any trust estate or fund for any other person,
(i)
obtain probate or letters of administration for any other
person,
(j)
incorporate companies or provide shelf companies for any other person,
(k)
prepare or lodge returns for any other person, unless the barrister is
registered or accredited to do so under the applicable taxation legislation,
or
(l)
hold, invest or disburse any funds for any other person.