The Legal Practice Board is constituted under the Legal Profession Act 2008. The Board has statutory responsibility for the regulation of all legal practitioners of the State. It also regulates the issue of annual practising certificates. The Board assists the Supreme Court in the process of admission to practice. The Legal Profession Complaints Committee, which deals with professional complaints and discipline, is an independent statutory committee of the Board.
 

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Apr 20

Planned website downtime on Wednesday 28 April from 5pm to 9pm

Please be advised that due to planned downtime for maintenance our website will be inaccessible on Wednesday 28 April from 5pm for approximately 4 hours.
Apr 16

Application for a Local Practising Certificate for the 2021/2022 Financial Year

The Legal Profession Rules 2009 provide that the standard renewal period for the renewal of practising certificates is from 1 May until 31 May each year. 
Apr 12

Applications for admission can now be made online

Admission Applicants can now give notice of their application for admission and apply for a compliance certificate on-line.
Mar 31

Apply/Renew button renamed to Online Portal

As there is an increasing amount of online services being provided the Apply/Renew button previously on the website does not fulfil its purpose.
 
Therefore we have now renamed the button to ‘Online Portal’ providing access to a number of services. The ‘Online Portal’ button will only be visible after logging in.
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