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Licensing, discipline, legal aid and the practice of law.
A committee led by Justice Sharanga Subedi says past selections were disorderly. It is considering making professional performance the sole criterion and allowing the title to be withdrawn for misconduct.
Candidates for the 35th advocate-level licensing examination must check their centre and timing in a notice issued on 5 November. Applications opened on 4 August.
Who may practise law in Nepal, what happens when a lawyer breaches the code of conduct, and who confers the title of senior advocate — the main rules of the Nepal Bar Council Act, 1993.
The association has published its 2083/84 pro bono roster and a summary of free legal services reported by its units since 2078/79. Most units have sent no records.
The Constitution guarantees free legal aid to people who cannot afford a lawyer. How the Legal Aid Act, 1997 and the district legal aid committees work.
