Strategic Plan
Surveys and Reports
PUBLICATIONS
Surveys and Reports
NEEDS EVALUATION
SURVEY
Report on the needs of peak lawyers' associations in the South Pacific, with a view to improving the quality of services that law societies and bar associations provide to members and the wider community.
LEGAL PROFESSIONAL RULES
IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC
Identifies and discusses relevant considerations in the development of model legal professional conduct rules and complaints and discipline handling procedures in the South Pacific region.
WOMEN IN THE LAW IN
THE SOUTH PACIFIC
Demographic data and analysis of the participation of female lawyers, law firm partners, magistrates and judges in South Pacific jurisdictions.
Statements
SPLA SUPPORT FOR PACLII
15 February 2024
South Pacific Lawyers Association (SPLA) and member law societies and bar associations unanimously express support for continued operation of the Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute (PacLII). Read More
CONCERN REGARDING EXPEDITED PASSAGE OF TWO ACTS IN FIJI
16 February 2021
The South Pacific Lawyers Association (SPLA) has expressed concern about the expedited passage of two Acts in Fiji. Read More
SPLA SUPPORT FOR PACLII
5 December 2022
South Pacific Lawyers Association (SPLA) and eleven member law societies and bar associations express support for the Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute (PacLII). Read More
CONCERN REGARDING POLITICAL PRESSURE ON SAMOA'S JUDICIARY
21 June 2021
The South Pacific Lawyers Association (SPLA) expresses its concern over political pressure which has been placed on Samoa's judiciary following recent elections. Read More
CONCERN REGARDING PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
IN SAMOA
29 May 2020
The South Pacific Lawyers Association (SPLA) has expressed concern about Samoa's proposed constitutional changes. Read More
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