Slovak Bar Association: Independent Legal Profession in SK.
The Slovak Bar Association is an independent self-administrative professional organization in the Slovak Republic, currently associating about 5,600 lawyers and 2,500 trainee lawyers, established under Act No. 132/1990 Coll. and now governed by Act No. 586/2003 Coll. on the Legal Profession.
Why It Matters
For legal professionals in SK, the Slovak Bar Association is the key regulatory and representative body that defines professional standards and oversees the legal profession's self-administration.