To fill casual vacancies of the Executive Committee and to appoint sub-committees
To make
rules for giving effect to the objects of the Law Society and provide
for all matters not expressly reserved to the Law Society in general
meeting whether the same be expressed in its powers or not
To answer affecting the practise and etiquette of the profession and conduct of members
To take
cognizance of anything affecting the Law Society or the professional
conduct of its members and to bring before any general meeting of the
Law Society any matter which it considers material to the Law Society or
to the interests of the profession and to make any recommendations and
to take any action as it considers fit in relation to the
recommendations
To examine and if it considers fit to report upon current or proposed legislation and any other legal matters
To
represent members of the Law Society or any section of the Law Society
or any particular member in any matter which may be necessary or
expedient
To award
prizes and scholarships for students of law and to lay down the
conditions for their award (with the prior approval in Annual General
Meeting)
To appoint
officers, clerks, agents and servants for permanent, temporary or
special services as it may from time to time consider fair and
reasonable and toe determine their duties and terms of service
To purchase, rent or otherwise acquire and furnish suitable premises for the use of the Law Society
To
communicate from time to time with other similar bodies and with members
of the profession in other places for the purposes of obtain and
communicating information on all matters likely to be beneficial or of
interest to members
To
institute, conduct, defend, compound or abandon any legal proceedings by
and against the Law Society or its officers or otherwise concerning the
affairs of the Law Society and to compound and allow time for payment
of satisfaction of any debts due or of any claims or demands made by or
against the Law Society
To invest
and deal with any money of the Law Society from time to time in
securities authorised for investment of trust funds by any written law
From time
to time to borrow or raise money by bank overdraft or otherwise by the
issue of debentures or any other securities founded or based upon all or
any of the property and rights of the Law Society or without any such
security and upon such terms as to priority or otherwise as the
Executive Committee shall consider fit
To exercise
all such powers, privileges and discretions as are not by this
Ordinance expressly and exclusively required to be exercised by the
members of the Law Society in a General Meeting.
