Sentences with phrase «conduct of lawyers»

A claim may be made against this fund to recover a loss caused by the dishonest conduct of a lawyer.

He was furious with the unprofessional conduct of the lawyer and real estate agent and is pursuing the possibility of getting the real estate agent's license revoked.

What if we had a more proactive regulatory regime for governing the ethical conduct of lawyers?

Rules of Professional Conduct: These rules govern the professional conduct of lawyers who practice in the State of West Virginia.

(B) A judge shall be patient, dignified, and courteous to litigants, jurors, witnesses, lawyers, court staff, court officials, and others with whom the judge deals in an official capacity, and shall require similar conduct of lawyers, court staff, court officials, and others subject to the judge's direction and control.

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[6] A lawyers» fund for client protection provides a means through the collective efforts of the bar to reimburse persons who have lost money or property as a result of dishonest conduct of a lawyer.

Take, for example, the Ontario Court of Appeal's decision in Wilder v. Ontario Securities Commission rejecting arguments that the Law Society has exclusive jurisdiction to regulate the professional conduct of lawyers and allowing the Ontario Securities Commission to discipline lawyers in certain circumstances.

To make a complaint about the conduct of a lawyer or law firm, contact the relevant legal services commission in your state.

Lucian is also now the Chair of the governing body for the American Bar Association's Center for Professional Responsibility; the Center and its committees provide leadership and guidance by developing, interpreting and promoting implementation of policies and standards that govern the conduct of lawyers and judges and the regulation of the legal profession.

lawyers with managerial authority in the firm expressly undertake responsibility for the conduct of LLLT partners or owners to the same extent they are responsible for the conduct of lawyers in the firm.

There is often unhelpful uncertainty regarding the ethical rules that govern the conduct of lawyers in international arbitral proceedings.

He added that it would not be appropriate to «turn a mistrial motion into an investigation of the conduct of lawyers.»

In a judicial review application filed to the Federal Court of Canada in March but that has just come to light, Girouard, who denies drug the allegations, argues, «Only a provincial authority has the ability to investigate and make a finding on the conduct of a lawyer.»

Attorneys should make reasonable efforts to ensure that the conduct of the lawyers or nonlawyers to whom tasks are outsourced is compatible with their own professional obligations as a lawyer.

The subject of ethics in international arbitration is too broad and multi-faceted to be discussed meaningfully in this article, but it suffices to say that it can be unclear to the lawyers, the clients and the arbitrators involved in an arbitration which ethical rules govern the conduct of the lawyers.

I had commenced it in the name of another person on whose behalf I had pursued a complaint about the conduct of a lawyer, and this is the judicial review of the Law Society's dismissal of that complaint.

The Working Group also wants to have input from judges on the issues they have observed on the conduct of lawyers presenting themselves in their courts, and how the Code may need fine - tuning.

Charges against the lawyer were then brought before the hearing panel in the absence of any independent assessment or review by the LSUC of the conduct of the lawyer during the trial, in the absence of a referral to the LSUC by the trial judge or any of the judges involved in the judicial review of the Felderhof trial, and in the absence of a complaint by opposing counsel, the parties, or any witness in the Felderhof trial (the «judicial independence grounds»).»

In Canada I doubt that the courts have any say over the conduct of lawyers outside the courtroom.

In recent years, the courts have shown greater willingness to regulate the conduct of lawyers through ordering the state to pay for counsel in isolated cases and requiring counsel to remain on the record (R. v. Cunningham, 2010 SCC 10).

THE SUPREME COURT OF OHIO, WHICH GOVERNS THE CONDUCT OF LAWYERS IN THE STATE OF OHIO, NEITHER PROMOTES NOR PROHIBITS THE DIRECT SOLICITATION OF PERSONAL INJURY VICTIMS.

These obligations have been set out in case law, as well as ethics opinions governing the conduct of lawyers.

Its preamble states that, «[t] he conduct of a lawyer should be characterized at all times by honesty, candor, and fairness.»

Civility is at the heart of the creed — suggesting that the conduct of a lawyer should «be characterized at all time by honesty, candor, and fairness.»

Well, once a year, the legal community in Texas takes an entire day to focus on and improve the conduct of lawyers and to celebrate the importance of civility in our legal system.

The Court concluded that the delay and the conduct of the lawyer «tipped the balance» toward the finality principle.

The Society seeks to improve the administration of justice and takes steps to ensure that the conduct of lawyers and the profession encourages public respect for the administration of justice, and public confidence in the regulation of the profession and the justice system.

The conduct of lawyers with regard to the preparation of witness testimony is often regulated by the rules of professional conduct of the jurisdiction in which that lawyer is admitted to practise.

It is not permitted to play any role in regulating the conduct of lawyers in Pennsylvania because that is handled by the Disciplinary Board.

Recent innovation has been designed to professionalize adjudication of the conduct of lawyers and paralegals in Ontario.

It raises an important issue, at least in part, because there has been increasing concern over the last number of years that the conduct of lawyers is becoming less and less civil — both inside and outside the courtroom.

[23] The first issue raised by this appeal is the role, if any, that the respondent has to investigate and regulate the conduct of lawyers within the courtroom.

In doing so, Ms. Masgras breached the basic principles that apply to the conduct of lawyers, particularly their duty to act honourably.

The Lawyers» Fund for Client Protection is a fund created by the Delaware Supreme Court to provide monetary relief to clients who have suffered financial losses as a result of the dishonest conduct of lawyers.

To put it crudely — and as it refers to the conduct of lawyers — barratry is ambulance chasing, champerty is contingency fees, and maintenance is relatively rare.

Roughly 15 years ago, in Wilder v. Ontario Securities Commission, the Court of Appeal for Ontario rejected the proposition that LSUC had exclusive and exhaustive jurisdiction over the regulation of the professional conduct of lawyers.

Mar. 30, 2018 — Sochacki and Duru will travel to Germany and Poland this summer through the prestigious FASPE program, which uses the conduct of lawyers and judges in Nazi - occupied Europe to examine ethics in the legal profession today.