Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 10:26 AM
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 10:26 AM
To: Lara
Subject: RE:
Dear Ms Lara Johnstone,
The Disciplinary Board has received your complaints concerning numerous lawyers participating in the case against Anders Behring Breivik.
The Board’s handling of complaints is regulated by chapter five of the Regulations for Advocates (Regulations) (Advokatforskriften). Complaints may in some cases be decided by the chair of the Board alone, cf. section 5-5 of the Regulations.
We would like to point out that anyone whose complaint is based on a legal interest is entitled to file a complaint. In practice this means that the attorney’s client has a right to complain. Complaints regarding the other party’s attorney may also be filed. It is thus primarily the parties involved in a case that can file a complaint against a lawyer, as the complainant must have a direct connection to the circumstances that the complaint is built on. If the complainant has no such legal interest, the complaint will be rejected. A complaint may also be rejected if it is obviously baseless.
Based on the information received in your complaints, it seems like these are not in compliance with the legal interest- requirement.
Should you nevertheless uphold your complaints, please be aware that all complaints must be submitted in writing and signed, and send us as two originals by ordinary mail. We would like to emphasize the importance of sending your complaints by ordinary mail due to the fact that the Disciplinary Board does not accept any complaints sent by e-mail.
All complaints must be submitted in writing and signed.
1. Indicate the date you became aware of the matter(s) that is/are the subject of the complaint.
2. Explain why you believe the attorney has violated the rules of proper conduct and/or why you believe the demanded fee is too high. Provide a brief presentation of the factual circumstances. It is very important, to the extent you can, that you provide dates for all events that are subject to your complaint.
3. Enclose copies of letters and other documents that you believe are relevant to the complaint.
4. The documents submitted should always be sorted and copied in duplicate. Send your complaint as an original by regular post and a filled-out and signed form of consent to:
Disiplinærnemnden
Kristian Augustsgt. 9
NO – 0164 Oslo
Label the envelope; “Disciplinary Complaint”.
The Disciplinary Board and the Secretariat are subject to a duty of confidentiality.
Kind regards,
The Disciplinary Board