New Bill widens scope for lawyers

On Tuesday, the Law Practitioners Amendment Bill was, at the second reading, voted with amendments in Parliament. It was first presented in May 2011 by the attorney general, but could not be voted before the parliamentary adjournment. It is now operational after a pros and cons debate animated by Opposition MPs Reza Uteem, Veda Balamoody, [...]

19 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily