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Law No. 20 of 1980 on the Regulation of the Legal Profession (Repealed)

Law Summary Record Type: LawNumber: 20Date: 03/11/1980 Corresponding to 25/12/1400 HijriNumber of Articles: 48Status: Canceled
Official Gazette :Issue: 13Offcial Journal Issue Publication Date: 01/01/1980 Corresponding to 13/02/1400 HijriPage from: 2880
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Attorneys Registration

  • 1 Article

    1.       There shall bea permanent and temporary roll for the registration of attorneys, and Attorneys' Registration Committee (hereinafter “the Committee”) set out in Article 7 hereof shall be authorized to administer these two rolls.
    1. No person may practice any activity related to the legal profession in Qatar unless his name is registered in one of these rolls and he has obtained a valid licence from the Committee to practice the profession.
    2. In accordance with the provisions of Articles 16 and 17 hereof, only attorneys shall have the right to appear on behalf of concerned persons before courts, police stations, and all other bodies undertaking a criminal, administrative or social investigation.
    3. Litigants may authorize their husbands, sons-in-law, and relatives up to the fourth degree, to act on their behalfin court proceedings.

  • 2 Article

     Any person who registers his name in the attorneys' permanent roll shall:
    1. Be a Qatari national.
    2. 2. Hold a Bachelor ofLaw degree from a recognized university.
    3. Have full legal capacity and beat least 21 years old.
    4. Have no judicial or disciplinary ruling issued against him, or have never left his job or profession or is no longer practicing it for reasons relating to conscience or honour.
    5. Be of good professional reputation and character.
    6. Haveundergone training for at least one year in the office of an attorney who is registered in either roll or practiced law for the same period in a state body, public institution, or public agency. Such attorney shall accept to train any applicant who is a Qatari national with a Bachelor ofLaw degree.
     
    The Ministry of Justice (hereinafter “the Ministry”) shall offer bonuses to each trained attorney, the value of which shall be determined by a decision of the Cabinet.

  • 3 Article

     In addition to the conditions stipulated in paragraphs (2), (3), (4) and (5) of the previous Article, any person registered in the attorneys' temporary roll shall:
    1. Have Arab nationality.
    2. Have worked in the legal profession or done judiciary work for a period not less than seven years.
    3. Be resident in Qatar for the period during which his name is registered in the roll.

  • 4 Article

     The term of registration in the temporary roll shall be three years, renewable for a similar term(s) under a decision of the Minister of Justice (hereinafter “the Minister”) based on the Committee's proposal.

  • 5 Article

     The number of attorneys registered in the temporary roll shall not exceed ten thousand unless the public interest necessitates that the number be increased, and such increase shall be under a special decision of the Cabinet based on the proposal of the Minister.  

  • 6 Article

     Where the temporary roll is cancelled, any person registered therein shall stop practicing the legal profession from the cancellation date, provided that this roll may not be cancelled without a written warning from the Minister at least one year in advance from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

  • 7 Article

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

  • 8 Article

     The registration application shall be sent to the Committee, accompanied by documents proving the satisfaction of the conditions stipulated in Articles (2) and (3) hereof. Wherethe registration application is for the temporary roll, a certificate from the Bar Association or the concerned judicial body in the country in which the applicant works shall be attached to the application.

  • 9 Article

     The Committee shall meet under an invitation from its chairman for reviewing the submitted applications and may accept or rejectan application, provided that it gives the reasons for a rejection. An applicant whose application is rejected may submit a complaint to the Committee within thirty days of receiving notification by registered mail of the rejection. The Committee's decision on the complaint shall be final and irrevocable.

  • 10 Article

     Where the Committee accepts a registration application, a licence bearing the signatures of the chairman and members shall be issued.

  • 11 Article

     Any attorney whose name is registered in either roll shall not be allowed to practice law until after taking the following oath before the Committee:
     
    “I swear by Almighty God that I shall perform my duties honestly and with honour, take the traditions of the profession into consideration, and respect the laws of the country.”

  • 12 Article

     Upon registering his name in either roll, an attorney shall pay a fee of QAR one thousand (1,000) and an annual fee of QR two hundred (200) at the beginning of each fiscal year.

  • 13 Article - Amended

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

  • 14 Article

     Where an attorney stops practicing the legal profession for any reason,he shall notify the Committeeand his name shall be struck off the roll and his licence automatically revoked.

  • 15 Article

     An Arab attorney licensed to practice the legal profession in his country may plead in a certain case before Qatari courts even where he is not registered in Qatar, based on the following conditions:
    1. An attorney registered in either the permanent or temporary Qatari roll shall participate with him in the pleading.
    2. He shall obtainprior special permission from the Minister.
    3. The principle of reciprocity shall be observed.

  • 16 Article

     1. Employees of banks, companies or institutions who holda Bachelor ofLaw degree may defend these bodies before Qatari courts, provided that the approval of the Committee has been obtained.
    2. Such legal representation shall be under a properly signed and executed power of attorney issued by the legal representative of the concerned body.

  • 17 Article

     Any qualified person deputized by the Ministry from among the members of the Legal Affairs Department shall be allowed to defend the government before Qatari courts under a power of attorney issued by the Minister.

  • 18 Article

     An attorney or proxy shall submit to the court an approved power of attorney at the first session he attends to defend his principal. Where the attorney or proxy cannot do so for a reason acceptable to the court, it may set an appropriate time for him to submit the same. Where the principal attends with the attorney or proxy, it shall be recorded in the court's agenda and shall replace the approved power of attorney.

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