The ruling family in Bahrain is playing some tricks to increase participation in legislative elections, in which the majority of Bahrainis of various political orientations are reluctant to participate after elections have proven to fail to meet reform aspirations.

The Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments announced postponing the resumption of the Friday prayers due the increase in Coronavirus cases.

Minister of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa issued a decision to de-list a special notary, on the recommendation of the Disciplinary Committee.

Al-Shura Islamic Society (a society within Al-Fateh Coalition) submitted a request to voluntarily dissolve itself, because of the lack of legal quorum by a number of its members and halt of its activism aimed at achieving the objectives for which it was founded.

Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments referred complaints of number of lawyers related to people unlawfully practicing law, especially that they are not enlisted in the lawyers list. 4 violations were monitored and referred to the prosecution.

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued Royal Decree 49/2019 restructuring the Justice Affairs and Islamic Affairs at the Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments.

Lawyers received a letter from the registrar general at the Ministry of Justice binding them to submit the financial audit reports pursuant to law 4/2001 regarding prohibiting and combating money laundering and the funding of terrorism and law 64/2017, within one month as a deadline from the ministry to reconcile their situations.

Justice Minister Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa issued a circular banning law firms that employ non-Bahraini legists from allowing these legists to give legal consultation directly to their clients on behalf of the licensed office or running law firms themselves. The circular also prohibited non-lawyers enlisted in the lawyers lists to follow any administrative procedures at any of the ministry's departments as of September 1, 2019.

Justice Ministry Undersecretary Wael Rashid Boualley said that number of government bodies which are taking part in providing community services, rehabilitation and training program increased, thus the overall number of work types reached 107 to accommodate more than 775 individuals within the alternative penalties program.

The cassation court rejected the challenge of Bahrain Bar Association against minister of justice's order 64/2017 to monitor the works of lawyers offices and their clients, committing to international agreements regarding anti-monetary laundering and funding terrorism.

The cassation court adjourned challenge of Bahrain Bar Association against minister of justice's order 64/2017 to monitor the works of lawyers offices and their clients, committing to international agreements regarding anti-money laundering and funding terrorism in the legal profession until July 1 for ruling.

The minor criminal court decided to release an employee in the ministry of justice and his sister (a lawyer) under guarantee of their place of residence. The two were arrested over case of receiving money as bribery in return for releasing a convicted person in a fraud case.

The Sunni Endowment Department of the Ministry of Justice announced a number of job vacancies for the Muezzin job.

The High Appeals Court upheld a ruling sentencing a suspect, accused in taking part in an assembly and burning a police armored vehicle in Al-Ekr in 2015, to 7 years in jail, after reconsidering the case returned from the cassation court.

The minor criminal court decided to renew the detention of an employee in the ministry of justice and his sister (a lawyer) for 15 days pending investigations over case of receiving sums of money for the release of a convicted person in a fraud case.

The Ministry of Justice and Islamic Affairs issued a decision banning 8 lawyers (6 males and 2 females) from practicing the profession for periods ranging from one month to one year, over complaints from their clients related to receiving money without returning the cases to them.

Ministry of Justice issued a circular ordering Quran centers and Halaqat to distance themselves from any affairs linked to the elections.

Lawyers criticized the work mechanisms of court in Bahrain, indicating that the judicial proceedings are slow and complicated.

Lawyer Fatima Al-Hawaj said that the “Public Prosecution decided to postpone a lawsuit she filed against Amira Imam, whose family name is Hassan, for limitation by time-lapse”.

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued 4 royal decrees appointing undersecretaries and directors at Ministries of Interior, Finance and Endowments.