12 Legal Practitioners Remuneration (For Business, Legal Service And Representation) Order 2023

Paragraph 12 of the Legal Practitioners Remuneration (For Business, Legal Service And Representation) Order 2023 is about Exemption of Pro Bono work. It provides as follows:

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Order, a legal practitioner is entitled to carry out pro bono work or legal aid matters recognised under the Legal Aid Act, 2011.

(2) A legal practitioner may, in consideration of his relationship with his client by reason of consanguinity or affinity, charge no fees, and shall submit to the Remuneration Committee within 7 days of the instruction, an affidavit disclosing the facts and circumstances justifying gratuitous service to the client.

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