Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts (1) An
Australian-registered foreign lawyer may use only the following
designations —
(a) the
lawyer’s own name;
(b) a
title or business name the lawyer is authorised by law to use in a foreign
country where the lawyer is registered by a foreign registration authority;
(c)
subject to this section, the name of a foreign law practice with which the
lawyer is affiliated or associated (whether as a partner, director, employee
or otherwise);
(d) if
the lawyer is a principal of any law practice in Australia whose principals
include both one or more Australian-registered foreign lawyers and one or more
Australian legal practitioners — a description of the practice that
includes references to both Australian legal practitioners and
Australian-registered foreign lawyers (for example: “Solicitors and
locally registered foreign lawyers” or “Australian solicitors and
US attorneys”).
(2) An
Australian-registered foreign lawyer who is a principal of a foreign law
practice may use the practice’s name in or in connection with practising
foreign law in this jurisdiction only if —
(a) the
lawyer indicates, on the lawyer’s letterhead or any other document used
in this jurisdiction to identify the lawyer as an overseas-registered foreign
lawyer, that the foreign law practice practises only foreign law in this
jurisdiction; and
(b) the
lawyer has provided the Board with acceptable evidence that the lawyer is a
principal of the foreign law practice.
(3) An
Australian-registered foreign lawyer who is a principal of a foreign law
practice may use the name of the practice as mentioned in this section whether
or not other principals of the practice are
Australian-registered foreign lawyers.
(4) This section does
not authorise the use of a name or other designation that contravenes any
requirements of the law of this jurisdiction concerning the use of business
names or that is likely to lead to any confusion with the name of any
established domestic law practice or foreign law practice in this
jurisdiction.