The St. Kitts and Nevis Bar Association was established as a body corporate under the Legal Profession Act. The purposes of the Association are:

 

• to promote and maintain the highest standards of practice, conduct and proficiency of the legal profession in Saint Christopher and Nevis;

 

• to represent and protect the interests of the legal profession in Saint Christopher and Nevis;

 

• to protect and assist the public in Saint Christopher and Nevis in all matters relating to attorneys-at-law;

 

• to promote good relations within the profession, between the profession and persons concerned in the administration of justice in Saint Christopher and Nevis and between the profession and the public generally;

 

• to promote good relations between the profession and professional bodies of the legal profession in other countries and to participate in the activities of any approved international association of lawyers and to become a member thereof;

 

• to promote, maintain and support the administration of justice and the rule of law;

 

• to maintain the honour and independence of the Bar in its relations with the judicial and the executive branches of government;

 

• to promote and report on legislation in Saint Christopher and Nevis and to promote and support desirable measures of law reform; and

 

• to do such other things as are incidental or conducive to achieving the purposes stated above.

 

The affairs of the St. Kitts and Nevis Bar Association are managed by the Council of elected officers and members. Elections are held annually.