Rule 28 LPDC Rules 2020 Rule 28 of the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) Rules 2020 is about Dispensing with Rules. It provides as follows: The Disciplinary Committee may dispense with any requirement of these Rules respecting notices, affidavits, documents, service, or time, in any matter where it appears to the Disciplinary Committee to be…

Rule 27 LPDC Rules 2020 Rule 27 of the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) Rules 2020 is about Record of proceedings. It provides as follows: (1) (a) Notes of the proceedings of the Committee in a mattershall be taken in writing by the Chairman or by such other designated Presidingmember of the Disciplinary Committee or…

Rule 26 LPDC Rules 2020 Rule 26 of the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) Rules 2020 is about Gazette Publication. It provides as follows: Subject to the provisions of the Act which relate to the lodging of appeal against the direction of the Disciplinary Committee in accordance with paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of…

Rule 25 LPDC Rules 2020 Rule 25 of the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) Rules 2020 is about Costs. It provides as follows: The Disciplinary Committee may order against a party costs of the proceedings having regard to his conduct and to all the circumstances of the Originating Application as the Disciplinary Committee may think…

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…