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You may complain to the Advocates Disciplinary Tribunal (ADT) at any time to make a formal complaint about an advocate’s  professional misconduct. The ADT is independent of the Law Society and is administered by the IOM Government’s Chief Secretary’s office.

Advocates Disciplinary Rules 2009


 


ADVOCATES DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL

The Advocates Disciplinary Tribunal Guidance Notes have been produced here to provide general information regarding the procedures adopted in dealing with formal complaints about advocates’professional misconduct. You may complain to the Advocates Disciplinary Tribunal (ADT) at any time to make a formal complaint about an advocate’s  professional misconduct. It is not necessary to use the Law Society’s Conciliation Scheme if you do not wish to. The ADT is independent of the Law Society and is administered by the IOM Government’s Chief Secretary’s office. The ADT Guidance Notes and Disciplinary Rules can be found on the right or below.

Advocates Disciplinary Tribunal Guidance Notes  
The Advocates Disciplinary Rules 2009  
     

THE ISLE OF MAN LAW SOCIETY CONCILIATION SERVICE

To make an informal complaint about poor standards of service or to make any other informal complaint which you think might be resolvable between yourself and an Advocate with the Law Society’s help, please use the forms below.

If you use this service please note that you may still complain to the ADT at any time.

To use the conciliation service, please complete all sections of the appropriate interactive forms below, print and sign. Please bear in mind that you will not be able to save changes and return later, unless you have Adobe Acrobat Professional installed on your system. If you prefer to fill out the form by hand, print, write firmly in black ink and sign, then post as required.

Isle of Man Law Society Concilliation Rules
Complaint Resolution Form - Interactive pdf
 
     
Advocates Internal Complaints Procedure
Complaint Resolution Form - Interactive pdf
 
     

The following form is to be used if you have tried unsuccessfully to resolve the complaint with the firm.

Isle of Man Law Society Conciliation Form
Complaint Resolution Form - Interactive pdf
 
     

 

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