Attorney-at-Law-Disciplinary Proceedings-Professional Misconduct-Duty of confidentiality-Legal Professional Privilege-Breach of Canon IV(t)-Application to proviso (ii) in Canon IV(t)-What constitutes an accusation of wrongful conduct-Whether the proviso can be invoked where an accusation of wrongful conduct is made by a third party-Legal Profession Act, sections 11, 12, and 14-Legal Profession (Canons of Professional Ethics) Rules (Amendment) Rules, 2014-proviso (ii) (b) of Canon IV (t)
Attorney-at-Law-Disciplinary Proceedings-Professional Miconduct-Conflict of interest-Whether a notice of a preliminary objection on a point of law is required-Whether a complaint can be dismissed on the first apperance before the Disciplinary Committee-Issue Estoppel-Right to a fair hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal-Bias-The Disciplinary Proceedings Rules, rules 4, 5, and 7
Attorney-at-Law-Disciplinary Proceedings-Whether the death of an attorney-at-Law invalidates the complaint against him before the Disciplinary Committee-Jurisdiction of disciplinary proceedings.
