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Phone: +256-41 230537/8/9
Fax: +256-41-254829, 230802
Email: info@justice.go.ug.
Plot 7, Parliament Avenue
Baumann House
P.O. Box 7183 Kampala.
LAW COUNCIL
The mandate of the department is; “To act as the overall Regulatory Authority for the entire legal profession and Legal Aid Service Providers in Uganda.
(a) Inspects all Law Chambers by or before 31 st March of each year;
(b) Issues a Certificate of Approval of Chambers (CAC) for chambers that
conform to the required standards prescribed by the Advocates (Inspection of
Chambers) Regulations, 2005 within fourteen (14) days after inspection;
(c) Publishes in the print media a list of both approved and non-approved law
chambers by 31 st August of each year; and
(d) Receive, processes and responds to requests for information relating to law
chambers within fourteen (14) days from the date of receipt of the request.
The Department -
- Receives applications for accreditation of universities or institutions seeking to offer courses leading to the accord of law degrees and forward them to the Committee on Legal Education and Training for consideration within 5 days of receipt;
- Inspects the applicant universities or institutions within 90 days from the date of approval by the Committee;
- Undertakes annual inspection of accredited universities by September of each year; and
- Informs the universities or institutions inspected of the decision of the Law Council within 14 days.
The Department-
(a) Receives applications for recognition of foreign legal qualifications and forward them to the Committee on Legal Education and training within a period of 5 days; and
(b) Informs the applicant of the decision of the Committee within fourteen (14) days from the date of the decision.
(a) Receives reports on continuing legal education from the service providers and present them for consideration to the Committee on Legal Education and Training within 7 days from the date of receipt;
(b) Receives applications for accreditation of training programs and submit to the
Committee on Legal Education and Training within seven (7) days from the date of receipt; and
(C) Informs the applicant of the Committee’s decision within fourteen (14) days from the date of the decision
The Department-
- Receives, processes and responds to requests for any information relating to eligibility for enrolment within 5 days;
- Verifies applications for eligibility for enrolment and issue a Notice to gazette with the Uganda Gazette within fourteen (14) days;
- Processes the applications for certificates of eligibility to enroll as an advocate and submit to the Law Council for consideration within thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of the Notice of the Gazette;
- Displays on the Notice Board a list of both successful and unsuccessful applicants within 5 days from the date of the decision;
- Processes and forwards a schedule (list) of successful applicants to the Chief Registrar, Judiciary, within 14 days from the date of approval.
The Department;
(a) Receives complaints and open files for the complainants upon assessment and proof of payment within 1 day;
(b) Processes the complaint and notify the respective advocate or respondent within 5 days of the filing of the complaint;
(c) Gives the advocate or respondent 21 days within which to respond to the complaint and file a response upon payment of the requisite fees;
(d) Fixes the matter for hearing by the Disciplinary Committee within fourteen (14) days from the date of expiry of the response period;
(e) The Disciplinary Committee gives its ruling within six (6) months from the last hearing; and
(f) Extracts a decree within 14 days after the ruling.
The Department –
(a) Receives, processes and responds to requests for any information relating to legal aid within 5 days;
(b) Receives applications for registration of Legal Aid Service Providers and forward them to the Sub-Committee on Legal Aid within 7 days;
(c) Inspects all Legal Aid Service Providers by or before 31st March of each year;
(d) Issues Certificates of Approval to approved premises of Legal Aid Service Providers within fourteen (14) days after inspection;
(e) Prepares an annual comprehensive report on the inspection of Legal Aid Service Providers by the second week of December of each year; and
(f) Publishes in the print media, a list of both approved and non – approved Legal Aid Service Providers by May of each year.
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