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ProjTitle.icon CHAPTER 5: DISCIPLINARY SANCTIONS AND THEIR EFFECTS

Article 88:

The transfer of the lawyer name to the list of non-practicing lawyers, or the re-registration of his name in the list of practicing lawyers after his removal from it, shall not prevent the filing of the disciplinary lawsuit against him for what he committed.

Article 89:

The lawyer name shall be written off the list of practicing lawyers and his license shall be cancelled by a decision of the disciplinary committee if the lawyer is sentenced to a limit or a penalty for a crime prejudicial to honor or integrity. 

Article 90:

  1. The lawyer whose name has been written off the list of non-practicing lawyers, and whose license has been revoked because of a judgment against him, or a penalty for a crime prejudicial to honor or integrity, may request the Lawyers Registration and Admission Committee to re-register his name in the list after the lapse of (5) years from the end of the judgment execution.
  2. The Lawyers Registration and Admission Committee shall consider the re-registration application and verify the availability of the conditions of the license in accordance with the approved electronic forms and procedures, and shall decide on the application, and in the event of rejection, it may return the application after the lapse of (1) year from the rejection of its application.
  3. The procedure mentioned in paragraph (1) of this Article shall apply to the lawyer whose name has been written off the list under a final disciplinary decision by the Disciplinary Committee if he requests the re-registration of his name in the list after the lapse of the period mentioned in Article (36) of the Law. 

Article 91:

In the event that a final disciplinary decision is issued against him for suspension, the lawyer shall comply with the following:

  1. Informing the Lawyers Registration and Admission Committee of the work and outstanding cases with him and the contracts concluded with his clients, the rights and obligations resulting therefrom, the procedures he will take to settle them with their owners, and the period required for that, provided that in all cases it does not exceed (60) days.
  2. After the expiry of the specified period referred to in paragraph (1) of this article, the lawyer shall provide proof that he has settled the outstanding works and cases with him, and the works and cases that he has not settled. In the event that he is a partner or shareholder in a professional company, he shall provide proof of the procedures taken in the company in this regard and assign the works to the licensed partners or shareholders, taking into account the relevant Laws.
  3. If the lawyer does not provide proof that he has settled the outstanding works and cases with him, the Ministry may write to the courts, the Board of Grievances and the competent entities to report on the cases considered by them, in which the suspended lawyer is delegated, to deal with them.
  4. If the suspended lawyer does not comply with the procedures stipulated in this article, he shall be referred to the investigation to complete the disciplinary procedures in his regard. 

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