The association is governed by the provisions of the Code of Judicial Procedure and by its own Charter, affirmed by the government. Only members of the association may use the title advokat. The association is an association under private law, whose purpose is to maintain high ethical and professional standards in the legal profession, monitor legal developments and endeavour to ensure that they benefit from the association’s experience, to safeguard the general professional interests of its members and to further unity and consensus between members.