ATA/277/1997•Bar admission register deletion upheld for debt certificate
ATA/277/1997Court of Justice / Administrative ChamberApr 29, 1997Confirmed
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The Administrative Court confirmed the deletion of a lawyer from the bar register because he was debtor of CHF 37,661.25, applying Art. 24 let. f and Art. 30 para. 4 LPAV. It also held that recusal objections against members of the Bar Commission and the Public Prosecutor General did not have to be addressed, since the appellant had not invoked them in the first instance, pursuant to Art. 15 paras. 3 and 4 LPA.
Art. 24 let. f and Art. 30 al. 4 LPAV; deletion from the bar register for indebtedness evidenced by a debt certificate; the administrative authority may order deletion once the statutory condition is met. Art. 15 al. 3 and 4 LPA; grounds for recusal must be raised at the earliest procedural stage, failing which they are forfeited on appeal and need not be examined ex officio absent special circumstances.
Descripteurs
AVOCAT; REGISTRE; AUTORITE DE SURVEILLANCE; ACTE DE DEFAUT DE BIENS; RADIATION(EFFACEMENT); PROFESSION; BARR
Normes
aLPAV.24 litt.f; aLPAV.30 al.4
Résumé
Le TA a confirmé la radiation d'un avocat débiteur d'une somme de Frs 37'661.25, par application des art. 24 let.f et 30 al.4 LPAV. Les demandes de récusation de membres de la commission du barreau et du Procureur général n'ont pas à être examinées, le recourant n'ayant pas fait valoir ce moyen en première instance (art. 15 al. 3 et 4 LPA). Le TA a confirmé la radiation d'un avocat débiteur d'une somme de Frs 37'661,25, par application des art. 24 let. f et 30 al. 4 LPAV. Les demandes de récusation de membres de la commission du barreau et du Procureur général n'ont pas à être examinées, le recourant n'ayant pas fait valoir ce moyen en première instance (art. 15 al. 3 et 4 LPA).
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Whether the lawyer's deletion from the bar register for being indebted by a debt certificate was lawful.
Yes. The court upheld the deletion from the register under the applicable bar provisions.
The debt certificate established the condition for deletion under Art. 24 let. f and Art. 30 para. 4 LPAV.
Whether recusal requests concerning members of the Bar Commission and the Public Prosecutor General had to be examined.
No. The recusal complaints were not examined because they were not raised before the first instance.
Under Art. 15 paras. 3 and 4 LPA, a party cannot raise this ground for the first time on appeal.
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