THE SPECIAL MEASURES LAW CONCERNING
THE HANDLING OF LEGAL BUSINESS BY FOREIGN LAWYERS
(The Foreign Lawyers Law)

Contents

Chapter I. General Provisions (Article 1, Article 2)

 

Chapter II. Functions of a Gaikokuho-Jimu-Bengoshi (Articles 3 to 6)

 

Chapter III. Qualification to Become a Gaikokuho-Jimu-Bengoshi

• Section 1. Approval by the Minister of Justice (Articles 7 to 15)
• Section 2. Designation of the Law of a Specified Foreign Country (Articles 16 to 20)

Chapter IV. Registration, Practice and Supervision of a Gaikokuho-Jimu-Bengoshi

• Section 1. General Provisions (Articles 21 to 23)
• Section 2. Registration of a Gaikokuho-Jimu-Bengoshi
  • Sub-Section 1. Register of Gaikokuho-Jimu-Bengoshi (Articles 24 to 36)
  • Sub-Section 2. Gaikokuho-Jimu-Bengoshi Registration Screening Board (Articles 37 to 39)
  • Sub-Section 3. Admission to and Secession from Bar Association and the Japan Federation of Bar Associations (Articles 40 to 43)
• Section 3. Rights and Obligations of a Gaikokuho-Jimu-Bengoshi (Articles 44 to 50)
• Section 4. Discipline of a Gaikokuho-Jimu-Bengoshi
  • Sub-Section 1. Disciplinary Action (Articles 51 to 54)
  • Sub-Section 2. Gaikokuho-Jimu-Bengoshi Disciplinary Actions Committee and Gaikokuho-Jimu-Bengoshi Discipline Maintenance Committee (Articles 55 to 58)

Chapter V. Miscellaneous Provisions (Articles 58-2 to 62)

 

Chapter VI. Penal Provisions (Articles 63 to 68)

 

Supplementary Provisions