Disciplinary Liability of Legal Advisors and Legal Advisor Trainees in the Face of the Principle of a Fair Trial

Abstract

The legal advisory service is a liberal profession, a profession of public trust. The aim of this paper is to analyze the related disciplinary procedure and its specifi cs. The disciplinary liability of legal advisors regulates norms of conduct in a way that respects the rules of a fair trial. Full regulation of disciplinary responsibility is achievable through corporate law, in which reference is made to the Code of Criminal Procedure. Judicial authorities and self-governing bodies within the profession supervise the correct conduct of legal advisors. We also have to mention international law regulations whose standards of a fair trial are reflected in the Polish legislation.