18.WORK OUTSIDE SCOTLAND

18.1 An Advocate who acts in his professional capacity in another country is subject to the rules of professional conduct of the faculty as well as the rules of the host Bar.An Advocate is, therefore, under a responsibility to take reasonable steps to familiarise himself with the relevant rules of the host Bar.If he is in any doubt as to the propriety of a particular course of conduct, he should consult the Dean.

18.2 In considering a complaint against an Advocate, the Dean will have regard to the rules governing practitioners in the country concerned as well as those of the Faculty.Where there is a conflict of rules, the Dean will determine the matter, so far as the discipline of the Faculty is concerned, in the light of the circumstances and the rules of both countries.

18.3 Where an Advocate does something in another country which would be a breach of professional rules if done by a practitioner of that country but which is not a breach of professional rules of the faculty, the breach may nonetheless in an appropriate case be justiciable by the Dean.

18.4 An Advocate practising in another country is, in relation to work in or emanating from Scotland, subject to all the rules governing the professional conduct of Advocates in Scotland.