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Of these schools, ANU, Dalhousie, and Saskatchewan won their finals. SMU is the fastest ever law school to reach the international final relative to its debut in the competition (2011), and is also the youngest ever law school to reach the international final (the first batch graduated in 2011) and back-to-back international finals (2013 and 2014).
A law society is an association of lawyers with a regulatory role that includes the right to supervise the training, qualifications, and conduct of lawyers. Where there is a distinction between barristers and solicitors , solicitors are regulated by the law societies and barristers by a separate bar council .
By further Royal Charter in 1903 the name of the Society was changed to simply "The Law Society". The Society first admitted women members in 1922. [2] In 1949, the Law Society was given the responsibility of legal aid by the Legal Aid and Advice Act 1949. [3] The function was passed to the Legal Aid Board by Legal Aid Act 1988.
The J. Reuben Clark Law Society is an organization of lawyers and law school students consisting of over 65 professional and 125 student chapters throughout the world. Named in honor of J. Reuben Clark, a former United States Ambassador to Mexico and Under Secretary of State, the society's membership is primarily composed of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS ...
The Law Society of Libya is registered as an independent non-governmental organisation in Libya under registration number 2022–322 with the Civil Society Commission. It operates according to Decision No. 286 of 2019 issued by the Presidential Council, regarding the adoption of the regulatory framework for the Civil Society Commission's operation.
The petition is addressed to both the registrar of the High Court on behalf of the chief justice and the secretary/CEO of the Law Society of Kenya, and upon approval by the Council of the Law Society, one is 'called to the bar'. The call is made in open court by taking an oath before the chief justice, who pronounces the admission.
The Law Society of Hong Kong is responsible for the classification and qualification of lawyers in Hong Kong. According to Hong Kong law, all Hong Kong solicitors must be members of this association. The Law Society is currently headed by President Roden Tong (湯文龍) and is located on the third floor of Wing On House in Central. [1]
The society's primary mandate under the Legal Profession Act [2] is to uphold and protect the public interest in the administration of justice by preserving and protecting the rights and freedoms of all persons, ensuring the independence, integrity, honour and competence of lawyers, establishing standards and programs for the education, professional responsibility and competence of BC lawyers.