Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

29. Removal from roll and suspension from practice

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    (1) The Registrar shall make the appropriate alteration in the Roll and publish the appropriate notice in the Gazette where—

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      (a) the High Court orders the name of an attorney-at-law to be removed from the Roll or that the attorney-at-law be suspended from practising law;

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      (b) by virtue of any law, the name of an attorney-at-law is removed from the Roll or an attorney-at-law is suspended from practising law,

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    but where there is an appeal against any order from which the suspension or removal results, the Registrar shall not in the event of an appeal take any action under this section until the order has been confirmed on appeal.

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    (2) Where the name of an attorney-at-law is removed from the Roll his or her practising certificate ceases to be valid.

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    (3) During the period of suspension of an attorney-at-law from practising law, no practising certificate shall be issued to him or her and any practising certificate issued to him or her prior to such suspension ceases to be valid for the period of that suspension.