President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali received, on Tuesday, Mr. Bechir Essid, the president of the Lawyers’ Bar, who declared after the meeting that he had conveyed to the Head of State the regards and consideration of the members of the bar, as well as the gratitude of the lawyers for his support.
Mr. Bechir Essid added that the President of the Republic showed keen interest for the concerns and aspirations of lawyers, as well as his commitment to improve their material and moral conditions.
In this context, the president of the bar said the Head of State had given instruction to work out a draft bill setting the right to consult a lawyer in all penal cases on appeal, as well as in cases of optional registration and those relative to updating the cases submitted to the real estate court.
The Head of State ordered to assign the ownership of the Lawyers' Club in Soukra to the bar.
President Ben Ali also demonstrated the care he grants to the conditions of trainee lawyers by giving instructions to increase the requisition fees they receive.
The president of the bar reiterated the gratitude and consideration of lawyers to the President of the Republic for signing a decree providing for the organisation and management of the retirement and health care fund for lawyers, which provides a comprehensive health coverage for them, as well as for their families in addition to a retirement pension.
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