reg 39 Legal representatives
(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.