The General Legal Council’s Compensation Fund Rules

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The Legal Profession (Prescribed Offences) (Amendment) Rules, 2017

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Notice re Practising Certificate Fees

REMINDER TO ALL ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW ARE HEREBY REMINDED THAT THEIR ANNUAL PRACTISING CERTIFICATE SHOULD BE RENEWED ON JANUARY 1, 2020. UNDER THE LEGAL PROFESSION ACT, IT IS A BREACH OF THE CODE OF ETHICS FOR AN ATTORNEY TO PRACTISE AT … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

Chairman’s Message 2019

A new Council was appointed with effect 25th April 2019 for a term of 3 years. Seven members were appointed to the Council for the first time while an eighth member had held previous appointment. Special thanks is extended to … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

Chairman’s Message 2018

In the Financial Year ending March 2018, there have been several important developments to which all attorneys-at-law and the public should be made aware. The Full Court delivered its decision on 29th April 2017 in the action brought by Jamaican … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

Legal Profession (Disciplinary Proceedings) (Amendment) Rules, 2019

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Amendment to the Accounts and Records Regulations 2019

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Amendment to the LPA (Canons of Professional Ethics) Rules 2019

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Guidelines on the With-Holding of Practising Certificates for Non-Compliance with the Legal Profession (Accounts & Records) Regulations

Link to Gazetted Notice Whereas: Reg. 16 (6) of the Legal Profession (Accounts & Records) Regulations (hereinafter called the Regulations) empowers the General Legal Council (hereafter called the Council) to withhold issuing a practising certificate to any attorney who fails … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

Contingency Fees Regulations Effective Date

Please note that the Contingency Fees Regulations will take effect on FEBRUARY 1, 2019. GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL … [CLICK TO READ MORE]