Service Directory
Issuance and renewal of registration cards of all kinds (lawyers, bankruptcy trustees, mediators)
Registration is renewed by persons registered by law according to the type of registration.
Required Attachments
- Submit an application for a new license by email general_registrar@moj.gov.bh
- Fill out the application form available on the Ministry’s website. , View Document
Legal Regulations
- Decree-Law No. (26) of 1980 promulgating the Advocacy Law
- Decree-Law No. (22) of 2019 regarding mediation for the settlement of disputes
- Ministerial Resolution No. (12) of 2020 determining the registration fees in the brokers table and the registration renewal fees
- Law No. (22) of 2018 on promulgating the Reorganization and Bankruptcy Law
- Ministerial Resolution No. (71) of 2018 regulating the conditions and rules necessary for registration in the list of bankruptcy trustees in the experts list and guarantees of impartiality in the conduct of its business
Fees
Renewal fee according to the type of entry
- 250 : Registration in the register of trainee lawyers:
- 20 : renewal of registration annually.
- 300 : Registration in the register of practicing lawyers:
- 100 : renewal of registration annually
- 150 : renewal annually
- 100 : Registration in the brokers' table (natural person)
- 50 : Registration renewal every 3 years
- 200 : Registration in the brokers' register (legal person)
- 100 : Registration renewal every 3 years
- 300 : Registration in the bankruptcy trustees table (natural person)
- 100 : Registration renewal every two years.
- 300 : Registration in the Experts' Register (Bankruptcy Trustees) (Legal Person)
- 100 : Registration renewal every two years.
Process Time
- 1 Working Day
Service Provider
Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Waqf
Service Processes
- Pay the service fees to obtain a new licence through the eGovernment website portal
- Submit an application in person or by sending it to the email of the General Registrar Office
- The relevant employee reviews the system to ensure the registration renewal fee has been paid
- The electronic registration card is sent via a link on the applicant’s phone