Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

32. Procedure on application

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    (1) On the hearing of an application made under section 31, the High Court may refer it to the Committee for a report, and may, if satisfied that the applicant is a fit and proper person to practise law, order that his or her name be restored to the Roll or that the order suspending him or her from practising law be withdrawn.

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    (2) Any order made by the High Court under this section restoring the name of an attorney-at-law or terminating the suspension of an attorney-at-law shall be published in the Gazette by the Registrar.

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    (3) Upon the publication in the Gazette of an order made under subsection (2) and on the payment of any fee prescribed under section 60(c), the Registrar shall make an appropriate entry on the Roll of the date and effect of the order, and where appropriate restore the name of the attorney-at-law to the Roll.

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    (4) An appeal lies to the Court of Appeal from an order of the High Court refusing an application made under section 31.