Definitions stipulated in Federal Decree by Law No. (34) of 2022 Regarding the Regulation of the Legal Profession and the Legal Consultancy Profession shall be applied to this Resolution. Otherwise, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings assigned to each of them, unless the context requires otherwise:

Decree by Law: Federal Decree by Law No. (34) of 2022 Regarding the Regulation of the Legal Profession and the Legal Consultancy Profession.

Implementing Regulation: Cabinet Resolution No. (8) of 2025 Regarding the Implementing Regulation of Federal Decree by Law No. (34) of 2022 Regarding the Regulation of the Legal Profession and the Legal Consultancy Profession.

The Code: Cabinet Resolution No. (9) of 2025 Approving the Code of Conduct for the Legal Profession and the Legal Consultancy Profession;

Regulatory Regulation: Cabinet Resolution No. (10) of 2025 Regarding the Regulations of Law Firms and Legal Consultancy Firms.

 

The provisions of this Resolution shall apply in the event of any violation by practitioners of the legal profession, legal Consultancy profession, or legal researchers registered with the Ministry, of the provisions of the Decree by Law, its Implementing Regulation, the Regulatory Regulation, the Code of Conduct, or any resolutions issued in implementation thereof.

The competent department shall verify the compliance of legal practitioners, legal consultants, or legal researchers with the duties and obligations stipulated under the provisions of the Decree by Law, its Implementing Regulation, the Regulatory By-Law, the Code of Conduct, or any resolutions issued in implementation thereof. The department may request any documents or records and take appropriate measures to substantiate the acts committed in violation thereof, and shall submit a report thereon to the Committee.

Without prejudice to any procedures stipulated under the Decree by Law, the Committee shall have the right, in the event of any violation by practitioners of the legal profession, legal consultants, or legal researchers of their professional obligations or the commission of any prohibited acts under the Decree by Law, its Implementing Regulation, the Regulatory By-Laws, the Code of Conduct, or any resolutions issued in implementation thereof, to impose any of the following administrative penalties:

1. Warning.

2. Administrative Fine in compliance with the financial values specified for each violation in the schedules annexed to this Resolution.

The Committee may double the administrative fine for violations listed in the annexed schedules in cases of recidivism, without prejudice to any severer penalties stipulated under Article (86) of the Decree by Law.

 

1. A lawyer, legal consultant, or legal researcher may submit a grievance against the Committee’s decision to impose any of the administrative penalties stipulated under this Resolution, before the Minister, within fifteen (15) days from the date of being notified of the decision. The grievance shall be duly reasoned and supported by all relevant documents.

2. The grievance shall be decided upon thirty (30) days from the date of its submission, in compliance with the procedures adopted by the Ministry. Failure to respond to the grievance within this period shall be deemed a rejection thereof.

 

The Cabinet shall have the competence to amend the values of the administrative fines stipulated in the schedules annexed to this Resolution, whether by addition, deletion, or modification.

Fines imposed under the provisions of this Resolution shall be collected in compliance with the mechanism determined by the Ministry of Finance in coordination with the Ministry.

The Minister shall issue the necessary resolutions for the implementation of the provisions of this Resolution.

This Resolution shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall enter into force one month following the date of its publication.