The Pakistan Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act

58. Penalties for unlawful practices.- (1) Any person who is not a lawyer practising as a lawyer and any person who is not entitled under this Act to practise before a High Court or the Supreme Court before that court shall be liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than one year. or with a fine or both. 2 (e) “lawyer” means a lawyer”] (q) the standards of legal education to be observed by Pakistani universities and the inspection of universities for this purpose; (3) Where a person has been admitted by a Bar Council [as an advocate of the Supreme Court or] as an advocate of the Supreme Court [of the Supreme Court or, as the case may be, of the Supreme Court], the High Court may, if it considers that it is not in the interests of the legal profession, that person should continue to be represented on the list of advocates: refer the matter back to the Bar Council for reconsideration. Preamble:— The Law on Lawyers and Bar Associations should be repealed, re-enacted with certain amendments and certain ancillary and ancillary matters should be provided. However, this clause shall not apply to categories of persons who, on the basis of their legal training or experience, are declared exempted from the provisions of this clause by the Pakistan Bar Council. and 58. (1) Any person who is not practising as a lawyer and any person who is not entitled under this Act to practise before a High Court or the Supreme Court before that court shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year. or with a fine or both. Preamble:– The Law on Lawyers and Bar Associations shall be repealed, re-enacted with certain amendments and provided for certain ancillary and ancillary matters: (2) The Provincial Council may grant legal aid free of charge to indigent litigants in accordance with the rules it shall lay down and within the limits of the means at its disposal for this purpose. (2e) `lawyer` means a lawyer”] 20. Set-off.- No action or other legal proceeding may be instituted against a council or committee of the College, a court, a member, an officer or an officer of the Council of the Order for any act committed or planned in accordance with the provisions of this Act or the regulations made under this Act.

(q) The standards of legal education to be observed by Pakistani universities and the inspection of universities for this purpose; (j) To promote, in consultation with Pakistani universities and provincial bar associations, the teaching of law and to establish standards for such education; (3) Where a person has been admitted by a Bar Council [as an advocate of the Supreme Court or] as an advocate of the Supreme Court [of the Supreme Court or, as the case may be, of the Supreme Court], the High Court may, if it considers that it is not in the interests of the legal profession: Such a person should continue to be represented on the list of lawyers: refer the matter back to the Bar Council for reconsideration. (1) This Act may be referred to as the Law Practitioners and Bar Counsel Act 1973. (c) he has been exempted from the requirements of clauses (a) and (b) by the Provincial Council of the Bar Association with the prior approval of the High Court by reason of his legal training or experience; and 1For descriptions of objects and reasons, see Gas. de R, 1973., ext. III, p. (j) promote the teaching of law and establish standards for such teaching in consultation with Pakistani universities and provincial bar associations; If you are a plaintiff in a dispute, remember this term: “without recourse”. It is a legal language, which basically means: “You. read more provided that this clause does not apply to a group of persons who, on the basis of their legal training or experience, are declared exempt from the provisions of this clause by the Pakistan Bar Council; and (e) “Lawyer” means a lawyer, including a mukhtar or financial agent who acted as such immediately before the entry into force of this Law; Art. 20. Set-off.- No action or other legal proceeding may be instituted against a council of the Bar or a committee, court, member, officer or employee of the Bar Council for any act committed in good faith or provided for in accordance with the provisions of this Act or the rules adopted under this Act.

(lb) Organizing conferences, seminars, moot court competitions, conferences, legal conferences and other sessions to promote legal knowledge and learning in the legal profession; (i) mediates the employment of the lawyer in a legal act in exchange for the remuneration of a lawyer; or who offers to obtain the employment of a lawyer or a person interested in a transaction in that business in return for remuneration paid by one of them; or (2) A provincial council may grant free legal aid to indigent litigants in accordance with the rules it shall lay down and within the limits of its means at its disposal. to re-enact the Law on Lawyers and Bar Associations. (c) he has been exempted from the requirements of clauses (a) and (b) by the Provincial Bar Council, with the prior approval of the High Court, by reason of his legal training or experience; and. (b) in all other cases, to the Provincial Council. Art. 50. Stay of Order.– An appeal under section 47 or section 48 shall not be considered a stay of the impugned order, but the Disciplinary Committee of the Pakistan Bar Council or the Supreme Court may, on sufficient grounds, order the suspension of such order under such conditions as it deems appropriate. (h) To establish the conditions for the recognition and operation of bar associations and to recognize and dismiss bar associations; 2 The Law Practitioners and Counsel of the Pakistan Bar Regulations 1976, see S.R.O. No.

476(I)/76 of 21.5.1977, see Gas. de P., 1976, post (Islamabad), Pt II, pp. 901-937; and for the rules for the services of employees of the Pakistan Bar Council, see S.R.O., No. 1000(I)/76, dated 10-9-76, ibid., pp. 1983-88. (8) If the office of Vice-President becomes vacant, an election for the vacancy shall be held within thirty days after the vacancy arises. 17. Law Society Fund.- (1) All monies received by a provincial councillor as registration fees or grants, gifts or subscriptions form part of the fund of that council and, subject to the provisions of subsection (2), those funds shall be administered, administered and used in the prescribed manner. (a) Appointed to a for-profit office serving Pakistan; or. 1For descriptions of objects and reasons, see Gas. de R, 1973., Ext., Part III, p.

186. (2) Where one of the agreements referred to in paragraph 1 has been concluded by a council of the Bar Association. Balochistan………… 1 However, the discipline committee or the tribunal is not entitled to require the presence of the president of a civil or criminal court, unless the Supreme Court or, in the case of the president of a fiscal court, the provincial government has the prior approval. Group of districts-V Name of district seats (1) Haripur .. 01 (2) Abbottabad .. 02 (3) Mansehra + Balakot .. 02. (l) the appointment of auditors and auditing of the accounts of the Pakistan Bar Council; 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 2, the Provincial Council to be established for the Province of Balochistan in accordance with this Law shall consist of at least four members elected from among the lawyers on the provincial list who generally practise anywhere in the Province of Balochistan.

2. The Tribunal may, on application filed on its behalf and within the prescribed time, vary any order of a disciplinary council referred to in paragraph 1 or, on its own initiative or on application, review an order of the Tribunal under this paragraph and, in both cases, maintain, vary or cancel it. as he sees fit. [(4) All matters concerning or affecting the Government and such other matters as may be specified for that purpose in any other law now in force shall prevail over all other matters pending before a court].