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L'Okucha Emoru v Attorney General (Constitutional Petition 5 of 98)

Citation: [1999] UGCC 2 Court: Constitutional Court Decided: 30 March 1999 Jurisdiction: Uganda

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Held that disciplinary offences under the Advocates Act are civil, not criminal, so the Law Council Disciplinary Committee may try advocates without a prior criminal conviction.

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