Professional Organizations in Maldives

Bar Council Of The Maldives

The Bar Council of the Maldives is a unified, self-regulating institution, established on 27 June 2019 under the Legal Profession Act (Law No. The Bar Council of the Maldives is statutorily mandated to regulate the legal profession. In order to ensure that the legal profession is able to carry out their duties effectively and efficiently, the Bar Council of the Maldives aims to ensure the freedom to practice, prevent unfair disciplinary action against lawyers, ensure access to legal services in both central and outer-lying areas of the Maldives, and enhance public trust in the legal and justice system. Through ensuring that all Maldivian lawyers, including private lawyers, state attorneys, and public prosecutors are competent and capable of carrying out their fundamental professional duties of serving the administration of justice and upholding the rule of law, the Bar Council of the Maldives also protects the general public and plays a key role in access to justice.

11 to 50 staff