COMMITTEE FOR ADVOCATES AND LEGAL PROCURATORS (“COMMITTEE”)
This questionnaire is to be completed by persons wishing to be considered to be admitted to exercise the profession of Legal Procurator in Malta.
ALL PERSONS WISHING TO BE CONSIDERED FOR ADMITTANCE TO EXERCISE THE PROFESSION OF LEGAL PROCURATOR IN MALTA ARE TO COMPLETE THIS QUESTIONNAIRE TOGETHER WITH ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS AND ATTACHMENTS IF NECESSARY AND TO SUBMIT THE WHOLE APPLICATION BUNDLE TO THE ADDRESS BELOW.
IMPORTANT:
The application process and required documentation were approved in June 2023.
All persons seeking to be admitted to exercise the profession of Legal Procurator in Malta MUST submit their application using this Questionnaire (the 2023 Questionnaire) and the Authorisation and Consent Form pursuant to the new application process.
Please DO NOT provide letters of reference or a separate curriculum vitae.
For your convenience, until the COMMITTEE develops its own website, it has made available on the website of the Department of Justice (www.justice.gov.mt) and the website of the Chamber of Advocates (www.avukati.org), the necessary forms as well as guidance to assist you in submitting your application. Before completing and returning these forms, you should familiarize yourself with all the sections in the Guide.
NOTE: Application Packages will be reviewed by the COMMITTEE in order of receipt. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that his or her Application Package is complete and that all materials have been successfully delivered to the COMMITTEE. Incomplete Application Packages may not be considered by the COMMITTEE. Failure to make full and accurate disclosure during your application may in itself be treated by the COMMITTEE as evidence of your unsuitability for admittance to exercise the profession of Legal Procurator in Malta.
Any inquiries for additional information and the final and complete Application Bundle should be addressed to:
The Secretary,
Committee for Advocates and Legal Procurators
The Law Courts
Republic Street
Valletta - MALTA
Tel: 25902217
All information collected by the COMMITTEE as part of the application process including the 2023 Questionnaire and the Authorisation and Consent Form together with supporting documentation of attachments as required (the “Application Bundle”) is collected by the COMMITTEE for the purpose of conducting its evaluation of an applicant and whether the applicant is a fit and proper person to be admitted to exercise the profession of Legal Procurator in Malta.
WHERE IN THE QUESTIONNAIRE:
(A) A SPACE IS PROVIDED TO INSERT INFORMATION, INFORMATION OUGHT TO BE INSERTED IN THAT SPACE;
(B) THE REPLY TO A QUESTION IS LIMITED BY NUMBER OF WORDS, APPLICANTS SHOULD RESTRICT THEMSELVES TO SUCH LIMIT;
(C) ALL QUESTIONS MARKED BY A RED ASTERIX (*) ARE COMPULSORY QUESTIONS. YOU WILL BE UNABLE TO PROGRESS THROUGH THE APPLICATION UNLESS YOU ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS;
(D) 'NOT APPLICABLE', 'NAP' OR 'NA' RESPONSES ARE NOT DEEMED ACCEPTABLE AND SHOULD NOT BE USED TO ANSWER ANY OF THE QUESTIONS BEING ASKED.
REMEMBER YOUR CONTINUING DUTY, THROUGHOUT THE TIME THAT YOUR APPLICATION IS BEING CONSIDERED, TO INFORM THE COMMITTEE OF ALL RELEVANT MATTERS THAT MIGHT AFFECT THE ACCEPTABILITY OF YOUR APPLICATION WHEN CONSIDERED AGAINST THE RELEVANT GUIDANCE.