The Jamaican Bar Association is a

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of attorneys-at-law called to the

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. It was formed on 16 January 1973. The association is ''not'' a regulatory or disciplinary body and has no power to hear complaints against attorneys, even if they are members of the association. It strives to maintain and strengthen the

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and

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, to protect the independence of

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s and attorneys-at-law, to reform and improve the local

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, to offer services to those in need, to foster

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, and to protect the

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of the legal profession in Jamaica.

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*Jamaican Bar Website: http://www.jambar.org Bar associations Law of Jamaica 1973 establishments in Jamaica Organizations established in 1973 {{Jamaica-org-stub

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