Advocates To Undergo Refresher Training Under New Curriculum

All advocates will now be required to undertake a refresher course ,the Council of Legal Education has said.

The council says that the training will be undertaken under the  Advocates Training Programme (ATP) Curriculum.

The move follows increased cases of unethical conduct among lawyers.

Concerns have also been raised on the quality of advocates being admitted to the bar.

According to the council’s chief executive Wambua Kituku, the curriculum will transform legal education by great strides

He said the council aims at nurturing 21^st Century lawyers to strengthen the legal system and improve access to justice.

The refresher training also aims at entrenching personal and professional ethics among practicing lawyers.

At the same time Wambua noted that the training will lay emphasis on the use of technology in the legal practise.

The new  advocates training curriculum is set replace the old curriculum that has been in operation from 2009 to 2018.

Law Society of Kenya  council member Eric Gumbo admitted the existence of unethical practices among lawyers.

He cited the issue of some advocates failing to remit monies awarded to clients by courts after winning cases as a major issue of concern.

He however defended the quality of new advocates being admitted to the bar saying they were qualified and met the set standards.

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