The disciplinary liability of Lithuanian lawyers : a comparative approach

• Published in: Baltic journal of law & politics Vol. 7; no. 2; pp. 1 - 36
• Main Author: Gruodyte, Edita
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Warsaw Kaunas : Vytautas Magnus university 01.12.2014; De Gruyter Open; De Gruyter Brill Sp. z o.o., Paradigm Publishing Services; Sciendo
• Subjects: Attorneys; bailiffs; Comparative analysis; Comparative studies; Courts; Data analysis; Disciplinary liability; Ethics; General public; Judges; Judges & magistrates; Lawyers; Legal aspects; Legal ethics; Legal professions; Liability; Lithuania; notaries; Professions; prosecutors; Public prosecutors; Sanctions; Teisė / Law (S001); Violations; LT; Lithuania; Legal ethics; Prosecutors; Bailiffs; Disciplinary liability; Judges; Attorneys; Notaries
• ISSN: 2029-0454; 2029-0454
• DOI: 10.1515/bjlp-2015-0001

The article presents basic findings about courts of honor in Lithuania. The data about disciplinary violations in five legal professions-judges, lawyers, prosecutors, notaries, and bailiffs-was obtained while implementing a scientific project on certain issues of legal ethics. The article provides data on the following issues: subjects initiating disciplinary cases; the number of cases for each legal profession; decisions taken in cases of disciplinary violations; categories of disciplinary violations; sanctions provided. The article is intended to initiate further discussion about these matters among scientists, practitioners, and the general public, not just in Lithuania but in other countries as well.