‘Let lawyers advertise themselves’
Jul 14, 2003
THE commissioner for civil litigation in the Ministry of Justice, Cheborion Barishaki, has asked the Government to allow lawyers advertise, saying they should promote their legal profession
By Vision Reporter
THE commissioner for civil litigation in the Ministry of Justice, Cheborion Barishaki, has asked the Government to allow lawyers advertise, saying they should promote their legal profession.
The Advocates Act of 1970 does not allow lawyers to advertise themselves.
“We need ‘fare’ advertising because you cannot compete favourably when people do not know you. You need to advertise yourself via the Internet,†Barishaki said.
Barishaki was on Saturday presenting a paper on ‘the role of the disciplinary committee of the law council,’ at a workshop for lawyers in Mbarara.
“When we start advertising, our adverts should first pass through the lawyers’ council to ‘iron out’ the exaggerations,†Barishaki said.
He said lawyers needed a mechanism and a cut-off point for establishing and quantifying the magnitude of those who should get ‘legal aid.’
Presenting a paper on ‘students’ practice in Uganda, the director of the Law Development Centre, Elijah Wante, asked lawyers to stop demanding bribes from their clients before helping them to win the cases.
He appealed to them to equip their chambers with computers so that they look respectable and professional.
THE commissioner for civil litigation in the Ministry of Justice, Cheborion Barishaki, has asked the Government to allow lawyers advertise, saying they should promote their legal profession.
The Advocates Act of 1970 does not allow lawyers to advertise themselves.
“We need ‘fare’ advertising because you cannot compete favourably when people do not know you. You need to advertise yourself via the Internet,†Barishaki said.
Barishaki was on Saturday presenting a paper on ‘the role of the disciplinary committee of the law council,’ at a workshop for lawyers in Mbarara.
“When we start advertising, our adverts should first pass through the lawyers’ council to ‘iron out’ the exaggerations,†Barishaki said.
He said lawyers needed a mechanism and a cut-off point for establishing and quantifying the magnitude of those who should get ‘legal aid.’
Presenting a paper on ‘students’ practice in Uganda, the director of the Law Development Centre, Elijah Wante, asked lawyers to stop demanding bribes from their clients before helping them to win the cases.
He appealed to them to equip their chambers with computers so that they look respectable and professional.