Question juridique clé
Whether Me W.________ had to recuse himself from the disciplinary inquiry for prior involvement in another case involving Me R.________.
Solution extraite
No. The prior matter was a different disciplinary case based on different facts, so the statutory ground for recusal was not met.
Motifs extraits
Under Art. 9(1)(b) LPA-VD, recusal is required only if the person acted in the same case in another capacity. W.________ had participated in an earlier disciplinary inquiry against R.________, but the present inquiry opened on 2 October 2017 concerned other facts and was distinct from the earlier case, even though that earlier decision was under appeal.