Army Legal Services Branch

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The Army Legal Services Branch is the specialist legal arm of the British Army, providing legal advice and support on military, administrative, and operational law.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf legal branch of the British Army
specialist corps
abbreviation ALS
allegiance United Kingdom
badgeFeature scales of justice
sword of justice
branchColor dark blue
commissioningSource qualified barristers
qualified solicitors
country United Kingdom
dateFormed 1948
emblemType cap badge
formedAs Army Legal Corps
garrison Upavon
Wiltshire NERFINISHED
garrisonLabel Upavon, Wiltshire
isComponentOf British Armed Forces legal services community
jurisdiction British Army personnel
language English
motto Lex Et Libertas
mottoLanguage Latin
mottoTranslation Law and Freedom
operatesIn United Kingdom NERFINISHED
overseas deployments
parentOrganization Adjutant General's Corps
partOf Adjutant General's Corps
British Army
personnelType commissioned officers
predecessor Army Legal Corps
providesServiceTo Army Headquarters
Ministry of Defence
deployed British Army formations
responsibility advising commanders on rules of engagement
advising on administrative action
advising on military discipline
advising on the law of armed conflict
support to courts-martial system
role administrative law support
military law support
military legal services
operational law support
provision of legal advice
serviceBranch British Army
specialization administrative law
disciplinary law
military law
operational law

Referenced by (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Adjutant General's Corps
branch
Army Legal Services Branch ("Army Legal Corps")
formedAs
Adjutant General's Corps ("Army Legal Corps")
formedByAmalgamationOf
Marlborough Lines, Andover ("Army Legal Services (elements)")
garrison
Army Legal Services Branch ("British Armed Forces legal services community")
isComponentOf
Army Legal Services Branch ("Army Legal Corps")
predecessor

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