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]

Updated Advertising Guidelines

Introduction In 1998 The Legal Profession (Canons of Professional Ethics) Rules were amended to revoke some of the rules which prohibited or restricted advertising by an Attorney-at-Law. The amendments were contained in The Legal Profession (Canons of Professional Ethics) (Amendment) … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

Legal Profession (Contingency Fees) Regulations, 2019

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Attorney Reminder re Accounting Regulations Compliance Enforcement

NOTICE TO ALL ATTORNEYS Please be reminded that Regulation 16 (6) of the Legal Profession (Accounts and Records) Regulations empowers the Council to withhold the issue of a practising certificate to any attorney who fails to comply with Regulation 16 … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

Accounting Regulations Compliance Required for Practising Certificates

NOTICE TO ALL ATTORNEYS Attorneys are hereby reminded that regulation 16 (6) empowers the Council to withhold the issue of a practising certificate to any attorney who fails to comply with regulation 16 (1) which requires every attorney to deliver … [CLICK TO READ MORE]