Rule 24 LPDC Rules 2020 Rule 24 of the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) Rules 2020 is about Revocation of finding. It provides as follows: Where the Committee has made a finding based solely upon a judgment or direction or proceedings, certificate of conviction for a criminal offence or any other judgment, which is subsequently…

Rule 23 LPDC Rules 2020 Rule 23 of the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) Rules 2020 is about Finding not amounting to infamous conduct. It provides as follows: The Disciplinary Committee, if it finds proved a misconduct not amounting to infamous conduct in a professional capacity, may give such direction as the circumstances may require,…

Rule 22 LPDC Rules 2020 Rule 22 of the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) Rules 2020 is about Finding and direction if found guilty. It provides as follows: If, after the hearing, the Disciplinary Committee finds that the allegation of infamous conduct in a professional respect has been proved, the Disciplinary Committee may, if it…

Rule 21 LPDC Rules 2020 Rule 21 of the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) Rules 2020 is about Findings of not guilty. It provides as follows: If, after the hearing, the Disciplinary Committee finds that the allegations of infamous conduct in a professional respect have not been proved, the Disciplinary Committee shall record a finding…

Rule 20 LPDC Rules 2020 Rule 20 of the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) Rules 2020 is about Written addresses. It provides as follows: (1) At the conclusion of the hearing of any matter before it, the Disciplinary Committee may direct the Parties of the counsel representing them to file and serve written addresses. (2)…

Rule 19 LPDC Rules 2020 Rule 19 of the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) Rules 2020 is about Adjournment. It provides as follows: The Disciplinary Committee may of its own motion or upon the application of any party adjourn the hearing of any matter before it upon such terms as to costs or otherwise as…

Rule 18 LPDC Rules 2020 Rule 18 of the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) Rules 2020 is about Proceedings and pronouncement of decision. It provides as follows: The Proceedings of the Disciplinary Committee including the announcement of the decisions of the Disciplinary Committee shall be held in public except where in the opinion of the…

Rule 17 LPDC Rules 2020 Rule 17 of the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) Rules 2020 is about Giving of false evidence. It provides as follows: If any person willfully gives false evidence on oath before the Disciplinary Committee during the course of any proceedings or willfully makes a false statement in any affidavit sworn…

Rule 16 LPDC Rules 2020 Rule 16 of the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) Rules 2020 is about Appearance by members of Disciplinary Committee. It provides as follows: No member of the Disciplinary Committee may represent a legal practitioner against whom proceedings have been brought at any level of the proceeding, notwithstanding that he is…

Rule 15 LPDC Rules 2020 Rule 15 of the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) Rules 2020 is about Adjournment for Association to investigate. It provides as follows: In the case of an Originating Application by a person other than the Association, the Committee may, where it is of the view that the case is one…