The Advocates Disciplinary Tribunal

In April 2011, responsibility for providing Secretariat support to the Advocates Disciplinary Tribunal ("the Tribunal") was transferred from the Chief Secretary's Office to the Tribunals' Centralised Administration in the General Registry.

The Tribunal is established under Section 15A of the Advocates Act 1976 (as amended) which provides that the Tribunal shall consist of:

a Chairman, who shall be an advocate, or a barrister or solicitor, of not less than 10 years' standing appointed by the Governor;
two persons nominated by the Council of the Isle of Man Law Society ("the Council"); and
two persons, not being members of Tynwald, nominated by the Isle of Man Office of Fair Trading ("the OFT").

The Chairman of the Tribunal, appointed for a period of three years with effect from 12 April 2011, is Mr J D R Kewley. The persons nominated by the Council are Mr J J Callin and Mr P R Wood, and the persons nominated by OFT are Mr R J Birchall and Mrs J Purvis.

In order to be quorate, the Tribunal must consist of the Chairman and at least one of the persons nominated by the Council and one of the persons nominated by the OFT.

Guidance notes in relation to making an application to the Tribunal are available below, as are a copy of the Advocates Disciplinary Rules 2009. A copy of the Advocates Act 1976, if required, or indeed any other legislation may be obtained from the Tynwald Library, contact details are available on the Tynwald website at www.tynwald.org.im

A copy of the Practice Rules of the Isle of Man Law Society can be obtained from the Law Society at 27 Hope Street, Douglas, IM1 1AR (telephone: 01624 662910 website: www.iomlawsociety.co.im e-mail: enquiries@iomlawsociety.co.im).

Although the Clerk is situated in Murray House on Mount Havelock, the postal address and contact details for the Clerk to the Tribunal are as follows:


Address:	Clerk to the Advocates Disciplinary Tribunal The Tribunals Office Isle of Man Courts of Justice Deemster's Walk Bucks Road Douglas Isle of Man IM1 3AR

Name:	Miss T C Brown
Telephone:	+ 44 (0) 1624 687502
Email Address:	tribunals@gov.im

Please note the Clerk will only be able to offer procedural guidance; the Clerk is not able to offer you advice or discuss the merits of your complaint. Any advice required should be sought from legal and/or other appropriate sources.

Last updated 21 September 2011

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Advocates Disciplinary Rules (228 kb)

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Rules

Guidance Notes (180 kb)

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How to make an application to the ADT

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