The Nationwide Forensic Council (CNF) confirmed the four-year suspension of a lawyer, as established in sentence no. 331 of December 27, 2023. This disciplinary motion was initiated by the District Disciplinary Council of the Bologna Bar, following the preliminary investigations carried out by the Prosecutor.
The lawyer was accused of repeatedly supplying cocaine to his apprentices, consuming it with them each inside and out of doors the workplace. As well as, it was discovered that the coaching of the trainees was destroyed, since their skilled growth was linked to the usage of medicine. The interns concerned didn’t obtain any remuneration or, in any case, sufficient compensation for his or her work. Additional proof revealed that the lawyer had established relationships with some unidentified purchasers to acquire medicine, which negatively affected his skilled relationships. One other vital facet of the case issues the position of the lawyer as a witness in a simulated civil marriage, organized completely to permit one of many events to acquire a residence allow and keep away from deportation from Italy.
Proof and testimonies
The testimonies of the trainees affirm that the availability of cocaine was an everyday observe within the lawyer's workplace. One of many trainees gave an in depth account of the consumption of the substance, whereas it was additionally established that one of many purchasers of the corporate concerned within the simulated marriage was the supply of the lawyer's cocaine. The District Disciplinary Board discovered the lawyer responsible of the alleged unlawful conduct and imposed a four-year suspension from skilled observe. The Nationwide Bar Council, after inspecting the seriousness of the allegations and the proof offered, confirmed the choice, rejecting all of the appeals offered by the lawyer. The choice of the CNF relies on Article 54 of Regulation No. 247 of 2012, which gives for the independence of disciplinary proceedings from prison proceedings, permitting the continuation of the method whatever the consequence of the prison proceedings.
judgement
CNF_2023-331
