Africa-Press – South-Sudan. The South Sudan Bar Association (SSBA) is convening its first General Assembly today in Juba, where members are expected to adopt the Advocates Remuneration Regulations, a framework to determine and standardize the fees that advocates may charge their clients.
The elections for the South Sudan Bar Association were held in May 2024, resulting in the formation of an executive body headed by Advocate Arop Malueth Monoon as President.
Speaking a head of the assembly, the Association’s Secretary for Information, Yak Abednego, said the remuneration regulations are among the key measures the Bar intends to adopt.
He said that the framework will provide clarity and structure to guide how advocates charge their clients.
“This is the first ever general assembly of the Bar Association. We are going to talk about the annual report for the first year we have been in office.
“We are also here to pass regulations, including the Advocates Remuneration Regulation, where advocates will know how much they will be charging their clients, and so many other issues. We will also discuss matters of importance to the Bar Association,” Abednego said.
Advocate Abednego, said the remuneration regulations are among the key measures on the agenda. He explained that the regulations will provide a structured framework to guide how advocates charge their clients and address long-standing concerns within the legal profession.
Also speaking ahead of the assembly, Advocate Wani Steven, the Deputy Secretary of the South Sudan Bar Association, said the regulations were developed in response to complaints from the public over legal fees.
He said that some lawyers have been undercutting their colleagues while others have been overcharging clients.
“This meeting is very important because all the lawyers in South Sudan are coming together to discuss a very important issue, which is advocates’ remuneration,” Wani Steven said.
“We understand that in past years people have been complaining. Some lawyers are undercutting, others are overcharging, so today we are coming together to unify how lawyers are supposed to charge their clients, or at least set the bare minimum.”
According to Wani, the regulation will ensure a standardized and unified rate structure applicable to all clients, helping to restore public confidence in the legal profession.
The South Sudan Bar Association was established under the Advocates Act of 2013, which provides the legal framework for regulating the legal profession in South Sudan.
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