The approval will lapse if the foreign lawyer's registration is terminated (including a change to the lawyer's registration under the same law practice, e.g. from section 36C to section 36B of the LPA), cancelled or suspended or lapses. The Director of Legal Services can also cancel approval granted under section 176(1) of the LPA.

Please refer to our webpage on Apply to Approval to Hold Interests in a Law Practice Entity for more information.