ACCESS TO JUSTICEABOUT LEGAL AID BOTSWANA
LEGAL AID BOTSWANA (LAB) is a statutory body corporate that was established on the 1st January 2015 by an Act of Parliament being the Legal Aid Act CAP 16:02, hereinafter the ‘Act’. Affiliated to the new Ministry of Justice as a parastatal
Date of commencement of the Act is on the 1st January 2015. This Act sets out the full mandate, objectives, general functions, powers, and constitution of the
governance structures of the entity as well as the supportive staff.
The objectives of Legal Aid Botswana are to provide legal advice, legal representation and legal education on legal matters to indigent persons.
At present, Legal Aid Botswana currently does not provide the following matters.
- Money claims covered by Small Claims Court
- Customary Court representation
- Defamation, infringement of privacy, breach of promise to marry, adultery, seduction
- Preliminary industrial mediation at Labour office.
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OUR ANNOUNCEMENTS
Latest News
Introduction of criminal legal aid
Introduction of criminal legal aid to commence on the first of April 2023 as a pilot project in our Gaborone office.
OUR OFFICES
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Come and visit our quarters or simply send us an email anytime you want. We are open to all suggestions from our clients.
Address
CBD, East Wing,
Gaborone, Botswana
Gaborone, Botswana
Call us
+267 3811300
Email us
enquiries@lab.co.bw
OUR OFFICES
Get in Touch
Come and visit our quarters or simply send us an email anytime you want. We are open to all suggestions from our clients.
Address
CBD, East Wing,
Gaborone, Botswana
Gaborone, Botswana
Call us
+267 381 1300
Email us
enquiries@lab.co.bw
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