§ Mr. Brockwayasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies on what ground lawyers with Indian qualifications are not allowed to practise in Northern Rhodesia when they are given these facilities in the courts of East Africa.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydLegal practice in Northern Rhodesia is restricted to barristers and solicitors of England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
Lawyers with Indian law qualifications are permitted to practise in East African courts because the East African legal system includes and has always included many fundamental Indian statutes and other laws. Indian nationals also are and have always been an important element numerically and commercially in East Africa. None of these considerations apply in Northern Rhodesia.