Is a GDL-Qualified Barrister not allowed to practice in other Common Law Countries?

I think the relevant wording is "or was called to the Bar".

GDL+BVC/BPTC is essentially an LLB, some instutions now ratify it as such. In this instance, however, it shouldn't be important

I think the relevant wording is "or was called to the Bar".

GDL+BVC/BPTC is essentially an LLB, some instutions now ratify it as such. In this instance, however, it shouldn't be important

'1. A citizen of Bangladesh who has obtained a law degree from any University in Bangladesh or our side Bangladesh regencies by the Bar Council or was called to the Bar is entiltled to be enrolled as Advocate provide that he / she has to qualify in the enrolment examination held under the direction and supervision of the Enrollment Committee of the Bar Council.'

This seems to say that you need a law degree from a university on Bangladesh, so someone who did a law degree in the UK wouldn't come within this provision either. This doesn't look like the foreign qualified lawyer provision.
I'm not sure what "our side Bangladesh regencies by the Bar Council" means - is this a typo?

It very much depends on the jurisdiction you are looking at. People who have completed the route you describe in the UK but have done a full law degree generally aren't eligible to qualify in the states either, only California and New York (may be eligible for other states after getting some PQE experience). For New York I believe that you need to have completed 3 years of legal study (could do this with GDL + BPTC + LLM), there may be an exemption for people with several years of PQE, you can find these things out on the New York Bar website.

In any event, you would have difficult working as a barrister in a country with a different language or whose legal system is not based on English common law (e.g. most of Europe) or who are protectionist with their legal profession (China and India).

In any event, doing something very legal in nature (such as being a barrister, or a competition law solicitor out of Europe) is never going to be easy to transfer to other jurisdictions because they have different laws, you may have practical difficulties in doing this. Something that is a bit more international in nature, particularly where knowledge of international market practice is important and where contracts tend to be English or New York law based (such as a finance lawyer) is going to be a bit easier.

Henceforth - all things, even a Bangladeshi LLB to a UK trained LLB/GDL Barrister must take the pupillage and pass the exams. Wouldn't the exams make you in 'touch' with the Bangladeshi Legal System and allow you to practice, meaning a UK LLB/GDL qualifies you?

Do you think that could mean practice is eligible, with the 'or' being an alternative route rather than an addition to the condition of having a Bangladeshi LLB?

I would also like to ask : If the case for instance, was a case based on International Law for instance, and not Bangladeshi legal system (if we assume that a UK trained LLB/GDL Barrister cannot practice under the Bangladesh legal system ) could the Barrister take up the case in Bangladesh if the Int. Law case was there?

I know this is a bit convoluted and lies on a lot of assumptions but I would be immensely grateful if you could answer in your own time!

Thank you!

I'm not sure, the meaning is not clear to me. It may mean a course of legal study approved by the Bangladeshi Bar Council. If so you'll need to find out what that is. In the United States, for example, you have to study law for at least three years so LLB counts but GDL+BPTC doesn't.

Best to contact them to clarify.

There is likely to be a separate process for foreign qualified lawyers (i.e. people who have completed a training contract or pupillage in the UK), if you are a GDLer and there are restrictions on entering directly that might be preferable



International law is usually taken to mean the law regulating interactions between states. Its very unlikely that points of international law would come before the Bangladeshi courts and, if they did, there would be Bangladeshi law issues and would require knowledge of Bangladeshi procedure.

When I used the term "international" above, what I was really referring to is the situation where deals/financings/agreements are concluded in a particular country or relating to assets in a particular country; but the parties agree to be subject to UK or New York law, and to submit their disputes to the UK/New York courts or go to arbitration.
This is common because businessmen like to use laws they are familiar with, businessmen prefer to deal with London/New York lawyers, the result tends to be more predictable under English/New York law, because there is a greater risk of corruption in India and Bangladesh and because the courts in places like India and Bangladesh tend to be very slow.
Thus, although solicitors with international firms in other countries work in that country, it is with UK/US law and disputes will go to the English/New York courts or to English law arbitration. There isn't a lot of scope for Bangladeshi barristers here - if barristers are involved it will be English barristers (or US litigators).

You need to give some thought as to whether becoming a barrister rather than a solicitor is really a good idea. Many countries don't have barristers, you'll need to think about how feasible and practical this actually is (maybe it is very practical, I don't know you need to research it).

Best

Sorry for resurrecting an old post, but I wanted to ask; you say that many countries don't have barristers...surely those same countries don't have solicitors either, they merely have 'lawyers'?

Do you think that could mean practice is eligible, with the 'or' being an alternative route rather than an addition to the condition of having a Bangladeshi LLB?

I would also like to ask : If the case for instance, was a case based on International Law for instance, and not Bangladeshi legal system (if we assume that a UK trained LLB/GDL Barrister cannot practice under the Bangladesh legal system ) could the Barrister take up the case in Bangladesh if the Int. Law case was there?

I know this is a bit convoluted and lies on a lot of assumptions but I would be immensely grateful if you could answer in your own time!

Thank you!