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Requirements for Private Practice

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  • Accounting Requirements
  • Practising Certificates
  • Annual Declaration of Activities
  • Attorney Contact Information
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Accounting Report Forms

  • 1st Schedule – Declaration by Attorney
  • 2nd Schedule – Accountant’s Report
  • 3rd Schedule – Application for Exemption
  • 4th Schedule – Notice by Accountant
  • Application for Extension Form

POCA Form

  • Annual Declaration of Activities Form

Complaint Forms

  • Forms of Application and Affidavit

THE GLC COMPENSATION FUND

Compensation Fund & Application Form Page

The Compensation Fund Rules

Notices for Attorneys

  • Notes on the Completion of the Annual Declaration of Activities Form (POCA)
  • Practising Certificate Fees 2025
  • Notice re Staff Changes
  • The General Legal Council of Jamaica: Anti-Money Laundering Guidance for the Legal Profession
  • The Passing of the Hon. Mr Justice C. Dennis Morrison OJ. CD. JA (Retd.)

Recent Judgments

  • Maisha Shamilla Wilson-Campbell: Complaint No. 164 of 2023 – Sanction Hearing

    RESULT: Suspended | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered July 26, 2024....

  • Jacqueline Marie Minto: Complaint No. 58 of 2022 – Sanction Hearing

    RESULT: Suspended, Fined | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered November 18,...

  • Jacqueline Marie Minto: Complaint No. 58 of 2022

    RESULT: Guilty of Professional Misconduct | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered...

  • Debby-Ann Samuels: Complaint No. 171 of 2022 & 172/2022 – Formal Order

    RESULT: Fined, Restitution Ordered | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered March...

  • Debby-Ann Samuels: Complaint No. 171 of 2022 & 172/2022

    RESULT: Guilty of Professional Misconduct | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered...

  • Barbara Ledgister: Complaint No. 111 of 2019 – Sanction Hearing

    RESULT: Suspended | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered December 06, 2023...

  • Sophia Andrea Thomas: Complaint No. 52 of 2019 – Sanction Hearing

    RESULT: Suspended | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered September 30, 2022...

  • Sophia Andrea Thomas: Complaint No. 52 of 2019

    RESULT: Guilty of Professional Misconduct | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered...

  • Barbara Ledgister: Complaint No. 111 of 2019

    RESULT: Guilty of Professional Misconduct | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered...

  • Sean Garvin Moses Osbourne: Complaint No. 105 of 2022 – Formal Order

    RESULT: Guilty of Professional Misconduct | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered November...

Guidelines

  • The General Legal Council of Jamaica: Anti-Money Laundering Guidance for the Legal Profession
  • Financial Services Commission Bulletin on who should apply for a licence under the Trust and Corporate Services Act
  • Guidelines on the With-Holding of Practising Certificates for Non-Compliance with the Legal Profession (Accounts & Records) Regulations
  • Updated Advertising Guidelines
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