The Legal Profession Act 1976 is amended.
The amending statute viz. Legal Profession (Amendment) Bill 2025 received Royal Assent on 8 April 2025 and was gazetted on 22 April 2025. The amendments come into operation today 9 May 2025.
The amendment brings about the following key changes:
1. Allowing law firms to be set up as Limited Liability Law Partnerships (LLLP) – in addition to sole-proprietorship and partnership now.
2. Setting up of Bar Council Legal Aid Centre – to give existing legal aid set up a statutory basis.
3. Empowering Bar Council to make rules on payment of fees, salaries, allowances, working conditions of lawyers and pupils .
4. ‘Short call’ now made compulsory for pupils before admission to the Bar.
See details in the Act below.
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