Accounting Regulations Compliance & Practising Certificates

NOTICE TO ALL ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW Attorneys are hereby reminded of their annual obligation to file an Accountant’s Report or Declaration, as appropriate, in accordance with the Legal Profession (Accounts and Records) Regulations.  Pursuant to Regulation 16(6) the Council may withhold the … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

Bankruptcy: Practising Certificate Invalidated

NOTICE  Take notice that it has been brought to the attention of the General Legal Council that on the 23rd October 2018 the Government Trustee was appointed Trustee of the Bankruptcy Estate of MARVALYN TAYLOR-WRIGHT and notice of this appointment … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

Legal Profession (Continuing Legal Professional Development) (Amendment) Regulations, 2018

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Police Report for Qualifying Certificate Applicants

NOTICE TO APPLICANTS FOR A QUALIFYING CERTIFICATE Take notice that with effect from 1 January 2019 persons applying to the General Legal Council for a qualifying certificate are required to submit with their application an original police report coming from … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

GLC Policy on Public Notifications

It has been brought to the attention of the General Legal Council, that notices have recently been circulated purportedly issued by the General Legal Council stating that an attorney at law who conducts a legal practice in Jamaica is “…currently … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

Fees for Accreditation of Papers

NOTICE The General Legal Council announces that effective April 1, 2018 it will be charging an application fee of J$5,000.00 in respect of each paper submitted for accreditation by the General Legal Council’s Accreditation Committee. To date the General Legal … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

REMINDER RE PRACTISING CERTIFICATES

REMINDER TO ALL ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW ARE HEREBY REMINDED THAT THE ANNUAL PRACTISING CERTIFICATE FEE FOR THE YEAR 2018 BECAME PAYABLE ON JANUARY 1, 2018. UNDER THE LEGAL PROFESSION ACT, IT IS A BREACH OF THE CODE OF ETHICS FOR AN … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

ORDER – Jambar v AG & GLC January 25 2018

ORDER WITHOUT PREJUDICE to the interests of the parties and the decision of the Court in the substantive appeal SCCA No 35 of 2017, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED from the date hereof, until the determination of the said appeal or … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

Chairman’s Message 2017

The year 2016 was a challenging year in which the General Legal Council consolidated it operations at 78 Harbour Street and implemented measures to reduce costs and thereby to arrest the trend of running operating losses. This has been a … [CLICK TO READ MORE]