Only Algerian nationals may register with the Bar and practise law in Algeria. Only registered lawyers are admitted as partners in law firms. The law provides, however, for the temporary practice by a foreign lawyer upon special authorisation by the competent regional Chairman of the Bar and condition on the lawyer practising from the office of a local law firm. For the purpose of the OECD FDI RRI, the temporary license is not considered because it does not correspond to the principle of long-lasting foreign direct investment.
"Art. 6. - Unless otherwise provided by international conventions and usages of the profession, a lawyer belonging to a foreign bar may assist, defend or represent the parties before an Algerian court, after having been specially authorized for this purpose by the cement worker of the territorially competent order, after election of domicile in the office of a lawyer practicing within the jurisdiction of the court.
This authorization is revocable in the same forms, at any time of the procedure.
TITLE III - REGISTRATION
Art. 7. — No one is authorized to use the title of lawyer if he is not registered on the roll of a bar association, under pain of incurring the penalties provided for in article 243 of the Penal Code.
Art. 8. — The lawyer is required to open a practice within the jurisdiction of a court.
He may not have another firm under any name whatsoever and may not plead before the jurisdiction ot exercises as a magistrate, his spouse, his relative or ally up to and including the second degree.
Art. 9. — No one may register with a bar association if he does not justify the following conditions:
1°) be of Algerian nationality, subject to legal agreements,
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TITLE XI - LAW COMPANIES AND GROUP FIRMS
Chapter I - Law firms by written agreement
Art. 94. — It may be formed, by written agreement between two or more lawyers, a company with legal personality, called "Society of lawyers" and having as its object the joint exercise of the profession of lawyer as it is regulated by this law.
Art. 95. — The corporate name of the law firm may only consist of the surnames and possibly the first names of the partners.
Art. 96. — The law firm is entered on the list of lawyers, with mention of the jurisdiction of the court in which its registered office is located.
Art. 97. — Law firms may retain, as secondary firms, the firms located outside the seat of the court where the registered office is located and all the partners may practice their profession there.
Art. 98. — Each partner exercises the profession of lawyer as defined in this law in the name of the company.
Art. 99. — Any partner may be a member of only one law firm. [...]" (Law n° 91-04 of January 8, 1991 on the organization of the legal profession. [google translate])
Law n° 91-04 of January 8, 1991 on the organization of the legal profession. [google translate]
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