The Public Solicitor’s Office (PSO) is an independent public office established under the Constitution of the Solomon Islands to provide legal aid, advice and assistance to persons in need.
The Division provides legal representation and advice in serious criminal matters in the Magistrates’ Courts, High Court, and Court of Appeal. PSO lawyers are available on request when a person is taken into custody or charged with an offence. Alternatively, a family member may contact the PSO to ask for representation for a person in custody. Or the person charged can attend a legal clinic held once a week.
The Unit provides advice, education and legal representation to people who need assistance with logging or mining matters and customary land matters.
Civil law matters include employment and workers’ compensation, personal injury, money claims, restraining orders, property claims and defamation. If you have a letter of administration claim, you should contact the Public Trustee at
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