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LEGAL PROFESSION ACT
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Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2022)
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PART 1
PRELIMINARY
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Legal Profession Act.
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1. Short title
2. Interpretation
3. Establishment of Bar Association
4. Management of Bar Association
5. Purposes of Bar Association
6. Practitioner members
7. Non-practitioner members
8. Honorary members
9. Privileges of and prohibitions on members
10. Expulsion and suspension of rights and privileges
11. Termination of membership
12. Annual subscription
13. Roll
14. Registration of persons entitled to practise before commencement
15. Admission of citizens to practise
16. Eligibility and admission of non-citizens
17. Appeal
18. Oath
19. Certificate of enrolment
20. Status of attorney-at-law
21. Prohibition on practise
22. Liability for negligence and lack of skill
23. Practising certificate
24. Issue or refusal of practising certificate
25. Suspension of practising certificate
26. Law officers and members of Cabinet as attorney-at-law
27. Law officers exempt
28. Voluntary removal from the roll
29. Removal from roll and suspension from practice
30. Expiration of suspension to be noted on roll
31. Application to high court
32. Procedure on application
33. Power to make rules as to accounts
34. Council's control of accounts in certain circumstances
35. Rules to govern professional practice
36. Disciplinary committee
37. Complaints to committee
38. Disciplinary proceedings
39. Powers of committee
40. Appeal from committee
41. Disciplinary proceedings by High Court
42. Saving of jurisdiction of courts
43. Attorneys-at-law not to act as agent for unqualified person
44. Attorney-at-law not to commence or defend actions whilst in prison
45. Employment of person suspended from practice
46. Unqualified person acting through attorney-at-law
47. Unlawful practice and similar offences
48. Unauthorised person seeking employment
49. Interpretation of this Part
50. Payments in advance and accountability
51. No action on bills of costs without taxation
52. Rules as to costs for non-contentious business
53. Agreement for remuneration for non-contentious business
54. Attorney as a notary
55. Disposal of original deeds
56. Disposal of original deeds of deceased notary
57. Temporary absence of notary
58. Certifying of copies of deeds executed before other notary
59. Completion of work left undone by notary
60. Power to make rules of court
61. Insurance or other provision for professional negligence
62. Pending applications for admission
63. Pending disciplinary proceedings
64. References to “barristers” or to “solicitors”
65. Period of qualifications as an attorney-at-law
66. Saving of enactments restricting non-citizens
67. Regulations
Schedule 1
Schedule 2
Schedule 4
Schedule 5
1. Short title
2. Interpretation
3. Establishment of Bar Association
4. Management of Bar Association
5. Purposes of Bar Association
6. Practitioner members
7. Non-practitioner members
8. Honorary members
9. Privileges of and prohibitions on members
10. Expulsion and suspension of rights and privileges
11. Termination of membership
12. Annual subscription
13. Roll
14. Registration of persons entitled to practise before commencement
15. Admission of citizens to practise
16. Eligibility and admission of non-citizens
17. Appeal
18. Oath
19. Certificate of enrolment
20. Status of attorney-at-law
21. Prohibition on practise
22. Liability for negligence and lack of skill
23. Practising certificate
24. Issue or refusal of practising certificate
25. Suspension of practising certificate
26. Law officers and members of Cabinet as attorney-at-law
27. Law officers exempt
28. Voluntary removal from the roll
29. Removal from roll and suspension from practice
30. Expiration of suspension to be noted on roll
31. Application to high court
32. Procedure on application
33. Power to make rules as to accounts
34. Council's control of accounts in certain circumstances
35. Rules to govern professional practice
36. Disciplinary committee
37. Complaints to committee
38. Disciplinary proceedings
39. Powers of committee
40. Appeal from committee
41. Disciplinary proceedings by High Court
42. Saving of jurisdiction of courts
43. Attorneys-at-law not to act as agent for unqualified person
44. Attorney-at-law not to commence or defend actions whilst in prison
45. Employment of person suspended from practice
46. Unqualified person acting through attorney-at-law
47. Unlawful practice and similar offences
48. Unauthorised person seeking employment
49. Interpretation of this Part
50. Payments in advance and accountability
51. No action on bills of costs without taxation
52. Rules as to costs for non-contentious business
53. Agreement for remuneration for non-contentious business
54. Attorney as a notary
55. Disposal of original deeds
56. Disposal of original deeds of deceased notary
57. Temporary absence of notary
58. Certifying of copies of deeds executed before other notary
59. Completion of work left undone by notary
60. Power to make rules of court
61. Insurance or other provision for professional negligence
62. Pending applications for admission
63. Pending disciplinary proceedings
64. References to “barristers” or to “solicitors”
65. Period of qualifications as an attorney-at-law
66. Saving of enactments restricting non-citizens
67. Regulations
Schedule 3
Schedule 6
Schedule 7