Bar Council of the Maldives (BCM) has asked for recommendations from lawyers as part of the efforts to prepare the budget proposal for 2020.
President of BCM Maumoon Hameed posted a tweet calling on all members to forward recommendations as the executive committee gears up to prepare the budget for next year. He also asked to share ideas and activities members think should be included in the budget. Proposals and recommendations can be submitted via a special proposal form, according to BCM.
A member of bar council revealed the budget must be prepared and submitted to Ministry of Finance this month.
Upon ratification of the Bill on Legal Profession by President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih all regulatory power related to legal professionals, including issuing licenses and penalisation falls within the mandate of BCM.