Procedure to followed
6.
(1) Neither the legal practitioner whose opinion is sought nor the legal practitioner assigned to the
applicant or any other person shall, except by leave of the Court or of a Judge in Chambers, take or
agree to take or seek to obtain any payment whatsoever from the applicant or any other person in
connection with the application or the action taken or defended there under.
(2)
If the applicant pays or agrees to pay money to any person whatsoever in connection with his
application or the action taken or defended there under, his application shall be refused or, if
already granted, the order granting it shall be rescinded.
(3)
If the legal practitioner assigned to the applicant discovers that the applicant is possessed of means
beyond those stated in the affidavit, if any, he shall at once report the matter in writing to the
Registrar.
Revocation of order discontinuance, etc
7.
(1) The Judge may at any time revoke the order granting the application and thereupon the
applicant shall not be entitled to the benefit of this provision in any proceeding to which the
application relates unless otherwise ordered.
(2)
Neither the applicant nor the legal practitioner assigned to him shall discontinue, settle or
compromise the action without the leave of the Court or of a Judge in Chambers
Payment to legal practitioner
8.
The Court may order payment to be made to the legal practitioner assigned out of any money
recovered by the applicant or may charge in favour of the legal practitioner assigned, upon any
property recovered by the applicant, such sum as in all circumstances may seem fit.
Duty of legal practitioner
9.
Every writ, notice or application on behalf of the applicant, except an application for the
discharge of his legal practitioner, shall be signed by his legal practitioner who shall take care
that no application or notice is made or given without reasonable cause.
Leave to appeal
10.
No person shall be permitted to appeal in forma pauperis, except by leave of the trial or the
appellate Court, and then only on grounds of law.
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ASSESSOR
Assessor sitting in Court
1.
Where an Assessor sits with a Judge during a trial, he shall only discuss with or advise the
Judge on the issue he was co-opted for
Assessor not to write judgment