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

Posted on January 27, 2020 by GLC Web AdminJuly 5, 2024

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

Posted on June 19, 2019 by GLC Web AdminJuly 5, 2024

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Amendment to the Accounts and Records Regulations 2019

Posted on April 9, 2019 by GLC Web AdminJuly 5, 2024

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

Posted on April 8, 2019 by GLC Web AdminJuly 5, 2024

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Contingency Fees Regulations Effective Date

Posted on January 8, 2019 by GLC Web AdminJuly 5, 2024

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

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Legal Profession (Contingency Fees) Regulations, 2019

Posted on December 6, 2018 by GLC Web AdminJuly 5, 2024

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

Posted on November 18, 2018 by GLC Web AdminJuly 5, 2024

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ORDER – Jambar v AG & GLC January 25 2018

Posted on January 28, 2018 by GLC Web AdminJuly 5, 2024

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]

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Amended Accounting Regulations, 2017

Posted on October 2, 2017 by GLC Web AdminJuly 5, 2024

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Supreme Court Decision – Jambar v AG & GLC 2017

Posted on May 4, 2017 by GLC Web AdminJuly 5, 2024

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