Section 37Part 5 — ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Requirements to comply with obligations and to observe Code of Professional Conduct
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An attorney-at-law or a recognised law entity shall comply with an obligation imposed on the attorney-at-law or recognised law entity under this Act or Regulations made under this Act.
A failure to comply with subsection (1) amounts to professional misconduct and accordingly may be the subject of disciplinary proceedings.
The Council shall, after consultation with the legal profession, issue and publish in the Gazette as well as in such other media as the Council determines a Code of Professional Conduct for attorneys-at-law and recognised law entities within sixty days after the commencement of this Act.
An attorney-at-law or a recognised law entity shall observe the Code of Professional Conduct issued under subsection (3).
Notwithstanding subsection (1) and (4), a failure to comply with subsection (4) may amount to professional misconduct and any such failure may in disciplinary proceedings in relation to the attorney-at-law or a recognised law entity be relied upon as evidence to establish professional misconduct by the attorney-at-law or recognised law entity.