Last Change:

08/15/2025

Order-Law No. 79-028 of 28 September 1979 on the Organization of the Bar, the Body of Judicial Defenders, and the Body of State Mandatories

Original names of the law: Ordonnance-Loi 79-028 du 28 septembre 1979 portant organisation du barreau, du corps des défenseurs judiciaires et du corps des mandataires de l’État

Year: 1979

Type: Domestic law

Rights Category: Work & Workplace rights

Link to external source: https://www.leganet.cd/Legislation/Droit%20Judiciaire/OL.79.028.28.09.79.pdf
Description

This ordinance-law governs the legal profession, in particular the conditions governing the practice of the profession and registration on the roll of the Bar Association. It applies to anyone wishing to become a lawyer or practicing as a lawyer on Congolese territory.

In the absence of a text governing the liberal professions in general, this ordinance-law is an example of the conditions to be met in order to exercise a liberal profession in the DRC.