1. In the UK, this is the outcome of allowing a barrister to be either (i) self-employed, which implies that the barrister is not an employee of the company that they own (see Bar Standards Board, Code of Conduct pt IV on self-employed barristers, read with the definition of “selfemployed” in pt X), or (ii) an employed barrister, in which case the barrister can only provide services to the company, not to other third parties (see Pt V of the Bar Standards Board Code of Conduct).
2. For example, barristers cannot operate as part of a corporation in Victoria under the Victorian Bar Incorporated Practice Rules 2009 (Vic), r 144 and in New South Wales under New South Wales Barristers” Rules 2011 (NSW), r 16.
3. L Mezrani, “Barristers Reject Incorporation Motion” (18 September 2013) accessed 2 October 2013.
4. See, eg New Zealand: Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 (NZ), r 14.2(f).