A foreigner can register, practice and be a partner in a law firm subject to reciprocal treatment accorded to Botswana's citizens by the foreigner's home state.
"PART II - Admission and Enrolment of Legal Practitioners (ss 3-17) Qualifications and Admission (ss 3-12)
3. Qualifications for practising as legal practitioner
(1) No person shall be qualified to practise as a legal practitioner unless-(a) he has been admitted as a legal practitioner;(b) his name is on the roll; and(c) subject to subsection (2), he has in force a practising certificate issued by the Registrarunder section 30.
(2) The persons specified in the First Schedule shall be exempted from applying for apractising certificate:Provided that the exemption shall not apply to any person specified in the Schedule whoengages in private practice on his own account
4. Qualifications for admission of citizen
(1) A person who is a citizen of Botswana shall be qualified to be admitted as a legalpractitioner if he satisfies the court that-(a) he is a fit and proper person;(b) he has obtained by examination-(i)the degree of LL.B. from the University of Botswana, University of Lesotho, University of Swaziland or the former University of Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland or Botswana and Swaziland referred to in section 8 of the University of Botswana Act; or(ii)a bachelor's degree in law from any of the universities specified in the Second Schedule or such other prescribed university together with such additionalqualifications, if any, as may be prescribed; and (c) he has passed such practical examinations as may be prescribed.
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5. Qualifications for admission of Commonwealth citizen
A person who is a citizen of a Commonwealth country (including a citizen of Botswana) shall be qualified to be admitted as a legal practitioner if he satisfies the court that-[...]
(f) he is ordinarily resident in Botswana or intends to reside permanently in Botswana; and
(g) there is a reciprocal provision in the law of the Commonwealth country of which he is acitizen to permit a citizen of Botswana qualified in terms of the laws of that country tobe admitted to practise in that country.
6. Qualifications for admission of non-citizen
(1) A person who is not a citizen of Botswana shall be qualified to be admitted as a legalpractitioner if he satisfies the court that-[...]
(c) he is ordinarily resident in Botswana or intends to reside permanently in Botswana; and(d) there is a reciprocal provision in the law of the country of which he is a citizen to permita citizen of Botswana qualified in terms of the laws of that country to be admitted topractise in that country.
7. Admission of foreign advocates
(1) An advocate who is not a citizen of Botswana and is not permanently or ordinarilyresident in Botswana but is qualified to practise as an advocate in a superior court in aCommonwealth country or a country prescribed by Parliament in accordance with the provisionsof section 96(3) or 100(3) of the Constitution (in this section referred to as "a foreign advocate" )may, on an application to the Chief Justice with notice of the application to the Society, be admitted to practise as an advocate for the purpose of any specific cause or matter ofimportance and complexity in or regard to which he has been instructed either by theAttorney-General or an attorney in Botswana for the duration of the hearing of that cause ormatter.
(2) The foreign advocate shall, on completion of the hearing of the cause or matter, or onthe hearing of the final appeal therefrom, cease to be entitled to practise in Botswana.[...]" (CHAPTER 61:01 LEGAL PRACTITIONERS ACT)
CHAPTER 61:01 LEGAL PRACTITIONERS ACT
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