Bahrain keen to develop legal system : HRH Premier

His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa has stressed the government’s keenness to modernise Kingdom’s laws and legislations for staying abreast of regulatory developments and newest trends across the globe. “This would help Bahrain enhance the competitiveness of its investment atmosphere,” said HRH Premier yesterday. 

The Prime Minister was receiving Bahrain Bar Society (BBS)’s Board of Directors’ Chairman, Lawyer Hassan Ahmed Bedaiwi, and members at the Gudaibiya Palace yesterday.   

“We are proud of jurists and the legal profession whose giving and dedication have been established through successive generations of distinguished lawyers,” HRH Premier said. Expressing pride in the flexibility of Bahrain’s legal system, the Premier underlined government’s support to carry out its mission to defend rights and establish justice to the fullest.

The Premier, on the occasion, listened to lawyers’ proposal to enhance the legal profession and gave directives to the Minister of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments, Shaikh Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa, to study the lawyers’ proposals, stressing that his “doors are always open.” BBS chief congratulated PM on UN marking 5th April each year as “International Day of Conscience” based on an initiative launched by HRH earlier this year. A commemorative gift was presented to HRH PM on the occasion.