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NAM-1995-L-42600
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Title_of_text
Legal Practitioners Act, 1995 (No. 15).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Namibia
Subjects (Classification)
Community, social and personal services workers
Adopted on (Date of text)
1995-08-23
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Part I sets forth academic and professional qualifications for being admitted as a legal practitioner. Section 8 establishes a Board for Legal Education with the purpose of regulating legal studies. Part II outlines privileges and offences by legal practitioners. Part III relates to legal practitioners' books of accounts. Disiplinary measures such as removal from the Roll, as well as definitions of unworthy or dishonourable conduct are outlined in Part IV. Part V establishes a Law Society of Namibia with the purpose of representing the interests of legal practitioners, including matters related to social security. A Legal Practitioners' Fidelity Fund is established in Part VI to reimburse persons who are victims of theft or fraud committed by legal practitioners.
Serial region
Serial title
Government Gazette
Date
1995-09-01
Number
No. 1141
Page range
pp. 1-63