Legal representatives
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26.—(1) A party to proceedings may appoint a legal representative to act for him in relation to the proceedings.
(2) A person may not be appointed as a legal representative unless—
(a)he has a general qualification within the meaning of section 71 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990();
(b)he is an advocate or a solicitor in Scotland;
(c)he is a member of the Bar of Northern Ireland or a solicitor of the Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland; or
(d)he is a person having in any of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, a Commonwealth country or a British overseas territory rights and duties similar to those of a barrister or solicitor in England and Wales, and subject to punishment or disability for breach of professional rules.
(3) Any right conferred on a party to proceedings by these Rules may be exercised, and any duty imposed on him by these Rules (except pleading to a charge) discharged, by his legal representative on his behalf.
(4) A party who appoints a legal representative shall notify the court administration officer of the legal representative’s name and address.