s 116 Interpretation and application of this Part
116.—(1) In this Part —“court” means the General Division of the High Court, a Family Court, a District Court or a Magistrate’s Court, and includes the Registrar; “Registrar” means the Registrar of the Supreme Court, the registrar of the Family Justice Courts or the registrar of the State Courts, and includes —(a) the Deputy Registrar or an Assistant Registrar of the Supreme Court; (b) the deputy registrar or an assistant registrar of the Family Justice Courts; and (c) a deputy registrar of the State Courts; “solicitor” includes the executors, administrators and assignees of the solicitor in question and a law corporation or a limited liability law partnership.[5/2014; 27/2014; 40/2019] (2) This Part applies —(a) to all remuneration and costs received by a Singapore law practice or a solicitor practising in a Singapore law practice, including any such remuneration or costs received in respect of the practice of foreign law; and (b) with the necessary modifications, to all remuneration and costs received in respect of the practice of Singapore law by —(i) a Joint Law Venture or its constituent foreign law practice, a Qualifying Foreign Law Practice or a licensed foreign law practice; (ii) a foreign lawyer registered under section 36B; or (iii) a solicitor registered under section 36E.[40/2014]