Regulation 16 Advice and assistance from more than one solicitor

A person shall not, except where regulation 6, 7 or 8 applies, be given advice and assistance for the same matter by more than one solicitor without the prior authority of the Area Director, and such authority may be given on such terms and conditions as the Area Director may in his discretion see fit to impose.

Where regulation 6 applies, a person may be given advice and assistance for the same matter by more than one solicitor without the prior authority of the Area Director, provided that the cost of that advice and assistance shall not exceed the cost that would have been incurred had it been given by one solicitor.