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> Nothing precludes a non-lawyer from reporting an attorney's misconduct. However, the fact that they cannot be compelled to by statute irrefutably proves my po
by Daniel_Newby 15y ago
> Nothing precludes a non-lawyer from reporting an attorney's misconduct. However, the fact that they cannot be compelled to by statute irrefutably proves my point: that the practice of law must be (self-)regulated.
Failure to report a crime is a crime. For everybody.
- nl 15y agoFailure to report a crime is a crime. For everybody. That's not true. In the US the offence still exists, but: This offense, however, requires active concealment of a known felony rather than merely failing to report it.[1] In most other English speaking jurisdictions the crime itself has been abolished. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misprision_of_felony http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misprision_of_felony
- nknight 15y agoIrrelevant. Violation of a legal obligation is not the same thing as commission of a crime. An act may simultaneously be a violation of legal ethics and a crime, but usually not. Ethics violations are punishable by, amongst other things, civil sanctions, fines and disbarment, but not criminal penalties.