University of Tehran Public Law Studies Quarterly 2423-8120 54 4 2024 12 21 Regulation of the Legal Services Market by the Government:‎ A Case Study of the New Zealand Bar Association Regulation of the Legal Services Market by the Government:‎ A Case Study of the New Zealand Bar Association 2245 2268 98050 10.22059/jplsq.2022.341275.3061 FA Mohammad Sadegh Farahani Ph.D. in Public Law, Law faculty, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran Ali Fattahi Zafarghandi Member of the Constitutional Council Research Center, Tehran, Iran. Mohamad Reza Ghasemi Ph.D. Student in Public Law, Law Faculty, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran. Mahdi Shirzadi Ph.D. Student in Criminal Law and Criminology, Farabi College, University of Tehran, Qom, Iran 0009-0005-2240-2419 Journal Article 2022 04 17 By defining the nature of legal representation as a public service, this profession has distanced itself from the private initiative of individuals (lawyers and clients), and the role of a third party, namely the government, has become prominent with the aim of ensuring public benefit and protecting consumers of legal services. This research, through a library study and adopting an analytical-descriptive approach, aims to elucidate the components of the New Zealand government's intervention in regulating the legal services market, particularly the profession of law. It concludes that in this country, the government's efforts have focused on establishing a perspective that goes beyond private contracts and defining the profession as a public service. The most important law governing the profession of law in New Zealand is the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006. This law grants the New Zealand government extensive authority over the supervision of lawyers; issues ranging from setting fees to overarching policy-making in this profession are under the government's oversight. The conditions for practicing this profession are also determined by government authorities. Despite some criticism regarding these extensive powers, the positive outcomes of regulating this profession, including increased public satisfaction, elimination of monopolies, enhancing competition in the legal profession, and easier access to legal services, have further highlighted the necessity of government intervention in the regulation of this profession. By defining the nature of legal representation as a public service, this profession has distanced itself from the private initiative of individuals (lawyers and clients), and the role of a third party, namely the government, has become prominent with the aim of ensuring public benefit and protecting consumers of legal services. This research, through a library study and adopting an analytical-descriptive approach, aims to elucidate the components of the New Zealand government's intervention in regulating the legal services market, particularly the profession of law. It concludes that in this country, the government's efforts have focused on establishing a perspective that goes beyond private contracts and defining the profession as a public service. The most important law governing the profession of law in New Zealand is the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006. This law grants the New Zealand government extensive authority over the supervision of lawyers; issues ranging from setting fees to overarching policy-making in this profession are under the government's oversight. The conditions for practicing this profession are also determined by government authorities. Despite some criticism regarding these extensive powers, the positive outcomes of regulating this profession, including increased public satisfaction, elimination of monopolies, enhancing competition in the legal profession, and easier access to legal services, have further highlighted the necessity of government intervention in the regulation of this profession. https://jplsq.ut.ac.ir/article_98050_3a0b048bec09ae5e928277473f8d39e1.pdf