Article 47 — Restrictions on Advocates who Work for

1/ An advocate, who is a partner or employee of a law firm, during the time of his membership to the partnership or employment engagement to a specific law firm, shall be restricted to undertake the following activities: a) directly or indirectly, from being a partner or employee of another law firm; b) from directly or indirectly assisting or collaborating with another law firm, unless the law firm to which he is a partner or an employee, with the view to discharging his assigned firm duty, authorize him in advance to do so; c) from providing advocacy service in private; d) receiving advocacy service fee from a client and use the money for his personal benefit without the knowledge and permission of the law firm; e) engagement in any other business, either personally or as an employee, that may contradict with the purpose and activities of, and creates conflict with the interests of, the law firm. 2/ Notwithstanding the provisions of Sub- Article (1) of this Article, unless the client agrees differently, activities commenced by any partner or employed advocate prior to engagement with the law firm shall be completed on the basis of prior arrangements.