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ATA/766/1996•Attorney discipline: legality, ne bis in idem, proportionality
ATA/766/1996Corte di giustizia / Camera amministrativa17 dic 1996Confirmed
Estratto da Omnilex
The administrative court upheld a disciplinary decision by the bar commission against an attorney. The attorney had repeatedly filed reckless appeals and had failed to disclose a settlement agreement in a recourse to the Federal Supreme Court, thereby acting with inadmissible levity and contrary to professional duties. The court rejected challenges based on legality, ne bis in idem, and proportionality. It confirmed a two-month suspension from practice and a CHF 3,000 fine.
Art. 49 LPAV; disciplinary sanctioning of breaches of professional duties; legality principle and ne bis in idem. The statutory formula 'any breach of professional duties' is sufficiently definite to meet the requirement of legality for disciplinary proceedings. A disciplinary sanction imposed by the bar authority is not precluded by a prior disciplinary fine of the Federal Supreme Court under Art. 30 para. 2 OJ. Repeated frivolous remedies and the failure to disclose a settlement agreement affecting standing to appeal constitute conduct incompatible with an attorney's duties and may justify a suspension and fine; proportionality is assessed in light of the gravity and repetition of the misconduct.
Descripteurs
AVOCAT; AGISSEMENT PROFESSIONNEL INCORRECT; AUTORITE DE SURVEILLANCE; FIDELITE; HONNEUR; EXCES; LANGAGE; MESURE DISCIPLINAIRE; DEVOIR DE FONCTION; NEGLIGENCE; SUSPENSION DANS LA PROFESSION; AMENDE; LEGALITE; BARR
Normes
aLPAV.49
Résumé
Le TA a confirmé une suspension de deux mois et une amende de frs. 3'000.prononcées par la commission du Barreau à l'encontre d'un avocat accusé de manquements répétés et de légèreté dans ses écritures adressées au TF (examen des griefs "nullum crimen sine lege", "ne bis in idem" et proportionnalité de la sanction). Le fait de ne pas mentionner l'existence d'un accord transactionnel est qualifié de légèreté inadmissible et incompatible avec le respect des devoirs de l'avocat. Au regard du principe de la légalité, les termes "tout manquement aux devoirs professionnels" de l'art. 49 LPAV décrivent de manière suffisamment précise les comportements qui peuvent être sanctionnés par la Commission du barreau. Ne viole pas le pricipe "ne bis in idem" une sanction disciplinaire prononcée à la suite d'une amende disciplinaire infligée par le Tribunal fédéral sur la base de l'art. 30 al.2 OJ. Le dépôt répété de recours téméraires au Tribunal fédéral justifie une sanction disciplinaire à l'encontre de l'avocat. Constitue notamment une légèreté incompatible avec le respect des devoirs de l'avocat, voire une violation claire du serment de l'avocat, le fait pour ce dernier de ne pas mentionner dans un recours au Tribunal fédéral un accord transactionnel ayant pour conséquence le défaut de qualité pour recourir de ses clients.
Estratto da Omnilex
Whether Art. 49 LPAV is sufficiently specific under the legality principle to punish breaches of professional duties.
Yes. The wording 'any breach of professional duties' is sufficiently precise to cover sanctionable conduct.
The court held that the statutory formula defines the punishable conduct with adequate clarity for disciplinary enforcement.
Whether the disciplinary sanction violated ne bis in idem because the Federal Supreme Court had already imposed a disciplinary fine under Art. 30 para. 2 OJ.
No. The later disciplinary sanction does not breach ne bis in idem.
The court considered the Federal Supreme Court fine and the bar disciplinary sanction as not excluding each other in the relevant sense.
Whether the two-month suspension and CHF 3,000 fine were proportionate.
Yes. The sanction was proportionate given the repeated filing of reckless appeals and the attorney's omissions.
Repeated frivolous recourse to the Federal Supreme Court and the omission of an existing settlement agreement justified the disciplinary response.
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