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]

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]

Amended Accounting Regulations, 2017

The Legal Profession (Accounts and Records) (Amendment) Regulations, 2017 Full screen view … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

Supreme Court Decision – Jambar v AG & GLC 2017

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POCA Regulations & Guidelines now in effect

Attorneys-at-Law are advised that the claims for declarations by the Jamaican Bar Association in Claim No. 2014 HCV 0772, wherein it was alleged that the Constitution was contravened by the extension of Part V of the Proceeds of Crime Act, … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

Practising Law in Jamaica without a Practising Certificate

The General Legal Council (GLC) has various statutory mandates and responsibilities pursuant to the Legal Profession Act, including the upholding of standards of professional conduct and the application of those standards to attorneys-at-law in Jamaica in order to regulate the … [CLICK TO READ MORE]