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discipline 4 October 2026

The duty in context

Comply with and respect court orders court

The lawyer must comply with court orders binding on them, must not aid a client in disobeying an order, and must maintain due respect and courtesy toward the court.

145 cases 48% strike-off avg suspension 12.0 mo avg fine 7,700 18 with dishonesty finding

How the codes express this duty

E&W Solicitors SRA Principles & Code CCS 2.5 strong 55 cases
2.5 You do not place yourself in contempt of court, and you comply with court orders which place obligations on you.
E&W Barristers BSB Handbook CD1; rC3; rC64.2 partial 44 cases
rC3 You owe a duty to the court to act with independence in the interests of justice. This duty overrides any inconsistent obligations which you may have (other than obligations under the criminal law). rC64.2 comply in due time with any decision or sentence imposed by the Bar Standards Board, a Disciplinary Tribunal, the High Court, the First Tier Tribunal ...
Cayman Islands Legal Services Code 2026 no clear equivalent
AU Solicitors Solicitors' Conduct Rules Rules 20.3.1; 20.3.2 partial 25 cases
20.3 A solicitor whose client informs the solicitor that the client intends to disobey a court's order must: 20.3.1 advise the client against that course and warn the client of its dangers; 20.3.2 not advise the client how to carry out or conceal that course...
AU Barristers Uniform Barristers Rules rr12(b),80 partial 14 cases
A barrister must not engage in conduct which is: ... (b) prejudicial to the administration of justice. ... A barrister whose client informs the barrister that the client intends to disobey a court's order must: (a) advise the client against that course and warn the client of its dangers; (b) not advise the client how to carry out or conceal that course.
IE Solicitors Law Society Guide Ch5 — Compliance with orders of the court strong 4 cases
A solicitor is obliged to comply with an order of the court, and failure to do so may amount to contempt of court. A solicitor should not aid or assist a client where the client refuses to obey an order of the court. A solicitor is bound to honour an undertaking given to the court.
IE Barristers Bar Code of Conduct Rule 5.1 partial 4 cases
Barristers must maintain due respect and courtesy towards the Court before which they are appearing.
JM Attorneys Canons of Professional Ethics Canon V(a); Canon V(b) partial 2 cases
(a) An Attorney shall maintain a respectful attitude towards the Court, not for the sake of the holder of any office, but for the maintenance of its supreme importance and he shall not engage in undignified or discourteous conduct which is degrading to the Court. (b) An Attorney shall encourage respect for the Courts and Judges.
JE Lawyers Law Society of Jersey Code R.3.1; GP.5 partial
Members owe a duty to the court to act with independence in the interests of justice. This duty overrides any inconsistent obligations which they may have... [GP.5] As officers of the court, members (and their employees) have a fundamental duty to uphold the rule of law and the proper administration of justice. Members must adhere to the oath sworn before the Royal Court.
ON Lawyers LSO Rules of Prof. Conduct r 5.1-5 partial
A lawyer shall be courteous, civil, and act in good faith to the tribunal and with all persons with whom the lawyer has dealings. [Commentary [1]: a consistent pattern of rude, provocative, or disruptive conduct by the lawyer, even though unpunished as contempt, may constitute professional misconduct.]
BC Lawyers BC Code r 5.1-5 partial 4 cases
A lawyer must be courteous and civil and act in good faith to the tribunal and all persons with whom the lawyer has dealings.
NZ Lawyers Conduct & Client Care Rules r 13.2 / r 2.2 partial
A lawyer must not act in a way that undermines the processes of the court or the dignity of the judiciary. ... A lawyer must not attempt to obstruct, prevent, pervert, or defeat the course of justice.
SCO Solicitors LSS Standards of Conduct B1.13 partial
You must maintain due respect and courtesy towards the court while honourably pursuing the interests of your clients.
SG Lawyers Professional Conduct Rules 2015 r 13 (Respect for court or tribunal and related responsibilities) partial 4 cases
13 Respect for court or tribunal and related responsibilities
HK Solicitors Solicitors' Guide Principle 10.11 strong
A solicitor must comply with any order of the court requiring the solicitor or the firm to take or refrain from taking some particular course of action. ... A solicitor must not aid and abet his client to disobey a court order.
HK Barristers Bar Code of Conduct para 10.34 partial
A practising barrister must at all times act with due courtesy to the Court before which he is appearing.

Cases dealing with this duty

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145 decisions · link basis: found breached = a tribunal finding; rule cited = the mapped provision is cited in the decision; text match = high-precision text pattern

  • Nicholas Nikola Stojanovic
    SDT solicitor 12904/2026 2026-09-25 text match

    Breaches, Code of Conduct for Solicitors, REL's & RFL's 2019, Dishonesty, Lack of Integrity, SRA Principles 2019

    Fine 1 PDF View decision
  • Paul Gordon Crawford
    LPCC-SA lawyer 262 Wright Street, Adelaide SA 5000 2026-08-04 text match

    Between 2022 and 2024, while acting for clients in the South Australian Employment Tribunal, the Practitioner failed to meet the standard of competence and diligence expected of a legal practitioner when he: • failed to…

    Multiple Disciplinary Action Conditions on Practising Certificate Reprimand Undertake training, education or counselling View decision
  • Shezhad Ilyas
    SDT solicitor 12822/2025 2026-07-24 found breached

    Breaches, Code of Conduct for Solicitors, REL's & RFL's 2019, Dishonesty, Lack of Integrity, Recklessness, SRA Principles 2019

    Strike off 1 PDF View decision
  • Mandoh, Mahmoud
    OLSC barrister Gateway Chambers Circular Quay 2026-07-23 text match

    While appearing in a criminal trial in 2023, Mr Mahmoud Mando: (a) displayed persistent discourtesy to the Court by failing to stand or bow and by being regularly late to Court; (b) repeatedly asked leading questions wh…

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  • (unnamed)
    SDT solicitor 12914/2026 2026-07-21 found breached
    Variation of Conditions on Practising Certificate 1 PDF View decision
  • Anthony Burns
    SDT solicitor 12677/2024 2026-05-06 found breached text match

    Breaches, Code of Conduct 2011, Code of Conduct for Solicitors, REL's & RFL's 2019, SRA Principles 2011, SRA Principles 2019

    Strike off 1 PDF View decision
  • Emma Smith
    BTAS barrister Lincoln's Inn 2026-04-08 rule cited
    strike_off open to appeal 2 PDFs View decision
  • Matthew Thomas Parish
    SDT solicitor 12748/2025 2026-03-24 text match

    Breaches, Code of Conduct for Solicitors, REL's & RFL's 2019, SRA Overseas Principles, SRA Principles 2019

    Suspend - Fixed Period 1 PDF View decision
  • Priyank Tanwar
    SDT solicitor 12733/2025 2026-02-17 found breached text match

    Code of Conduct for Solicitors, REL's & RFL's 2019, SRA Principles 2019

    Strike off 1 PDF View decision
  • Peter Gray
    BTAS barrister Lincoln's Inn 2025-12-10 rule cited
    strike_off Final 1 PDF View decision
  • K V Sudeep Kumar
    SG-DT lawyer S K Kumar Law Practice LLP 2025-11-12 text match
    Suspended for a period of five (5) years, with effect from the date of discharge of his bankruptcy 1 PDF View decision
  • (unnamed)
    SDT solicitor 12578/2024 2025-11-07 found breached text match
    S.44E/ S.46/Paragraph 14C Appeals 2 PDFs View decision
  • David James Chalcraft
    SDT solicitor 12620/2024 2025-10-06 rule cited

    Code of Conduct 2011, Code of Conduct for Solicitors, REL's & RFL's 2019, Dishonesty, Solicitors Accounts Rules 2011, Solicitors Accounts Rules 2019, SRA Principles 2011, SRA Principles 2019

    Strike off 1 PDF View decision
  • Dominic D'Souza
    BTAS barrister Inner Temple 2025-06-17 rule cited
    fine Final 2 PDFs View decision
  • Becky Agates
    BTAS barrister Middle Temple 2025-06-13 text match
    suspension Convened 2 PDFs View decision
  • Jonathan Edwards
    BTAS barrister Lincoln's Inn 2025-06-12 text match
    suspension Convened 2 PDFs View decision
  • Talha Jamil Ahmad
    SDT solicitor 12662/2024 2025-04-26 rule cited

    Breaches, Code of Conduct for Firms 2019, Code of Conduct for Solicitors, REL's & RFL's 2019, Failures, Lack of Integrity, SRA Principles 2019

    Suspend - Fixed Period 1 PDF View decision
  • Mohammed Latif
    BTAS barrister Lincoln's Inn 2025-04-25 rule cited
    fine Convened 1 PDF View decision
  • Dib, Ahmed
    OLSC solicitor Dib Partners Pty Ltd 2025-03-27 text match

    The solicitor failed to comply with court orders requiring him to file an affidavit and attend court and failed to ensure, as Principal, that other solicitors at his law practice complied with those orders. — Unsatisfac…

    Fine Lawyer to undertake and complete further ethics education Reprimand $3,000.00 Disciplinary Action View decision
  • John Mark Fitzpatrick
    LPCC-SA lawyer Unit 1, 121 Walkerville Terrace, Walkerville SA 5081 2025-03-07 text match

    Repeated failures and breaches of Rules relating to the conduct of legal practitioners, including, repeated failures to respond in an adequate and timely manner to requests for information from the Commissioner and the …

    Struck off View decision
  • Paul Michael Ireland
    SDT solicitor 12613/2024 2024-12-23 rule cited

    Breaches, Code of Conduct for Firms 2019, Code of Conduct for Solicitors, REL's & RFL's 2019, Solicitors Accounts Rules 2011, Solicitors Accounts Rules 2019, SRA Principles 2011, SRA Principles 2019

    Suspend - Fixed Period 1 PDF View decision
  • de Robillard, Christian Roger
    OLSC barrister (Formerly) St James Centre [2024] NSWCA 299 2024-12-13 text match

    Ground 1: Breaches of the Legal Profession Uniform Conduct (Barristers) Rules 2015 (NSW), rr 60(a), 61(a), 64(a), 65(a), and 8(c) relating to the making of allegations of fact in legal proceedings amounting to allegatio…

    Removal of name from Supreme Court Roll $0.00 1 PDF View decision
  • Chen Kok Siang Joseph
    SG-DT lawyer Joseph Chen & Co 2024-11-25 rule cited
    Struck off the roll with immediate effect 1 PDF View decision
  • James Wayne Rowe
    LSBC lawyer 2024-08-17 found breached text match

    Rule 3-7.1 Consent Agreement

    Rule 3-7.1 Consent Agreement 1 PDF View decision
  • Joanne Elizabeth Allen
    SDT solicitor 12568/2024 2024-07-15 text match

    Breaches, Code of Conduct for Solicitors, REL's & RFL's 2019, Dishonesty, Lack of Integrity, SRA Principles 2019

    Strike off 1 PDF View decision

Duty classification does not yet cover every jurisdiction (Ontario, New Zealand and Singapore decisions are indexed but not yet duty-classified), so counts here understate those corpora.