- Suspension for a period of one year at most;
- Disbarment from the Roll of Advocates.
The blame and the suspension may be associated with the ban to be
part of the Bar Council for a period not exceeding ten years.
Article 61 provides that:
“The Bar Council is competent to take all disciplinary sanctions
against lawyers. The Court of Appeal has jurisdiction to hear
appeals against the sanctions imposed by the Bar Council.
The Bar Council shall act on its own motion or at the request of the
Prosecutor General to the Court of Appeal.
The Bar Council and the Court of Appeal shall take decide in a
reasoned decision after a contradictory hearing.”
Article 63 reads as follows:
“Any decision of the Bar Council in disciplinary matters may be
referred to the Court of Appeal by the applicant’s counsel or the
Prosecutor General at the said Court.”
Article 65 stipulates that:
“The investigation is conducted by the Bar Council.
After investigation, the Bar Council closes the case if it considers
the complaint unfounded or declares the penalty it considers
proportionate to the offence committed by the lawyer.”
Article 67 provides that:
“The disciplinary matter is referred to the Court of Appeal by the
Prosecutor General to the Court of Appeal.
The Council may take the matter without any request from outside.
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