LSB Rejects Legal Practitioners Bill

LSB Rejects Legal Practitioners Bill
LSB Rejects Legal Practitioners Bill

The Law Society of Botswana (LSB) has rejected the proposed Legal Practitioners (Amendments) Bill saying it contradicts the agreements the society had with government.

In a statemeant LSB said the Bill, which is currently before Parliament, is regressive as it omits some of the central themes suggested for the transformation of the legal fraternity.

The Society pointed out that some of the key areas of change, which it had envisaged to be included following extensive discussions, were provision for the incorporation of law firms and the payment of subscriptions by legal practitioners at the Attorney General who are members of the Society.

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