43RZ08 - An Act to Amend 42RZ5

WHEREAS 42RZ5 - The Legal Representation Act is, perhaps, not as comprehensive as we could have hoped for initially and

WHEREAS, we can totally amend it and make it even better and

WHEREAS, having discussed the matter thoroughly, we feel it would be in the best interest to give individuals a way to seek representation in the event an admitted attorney is unavailable so

THEREFORE, 42RZ5 - The Legal Representation Act is hereby amended as follows:

Sections 1 through 7 shall remain unchanged with numbering preserved, and the following shall be added:

8. Individuals who are party to an action brought before a Court of the realm and cannot find suitable legal representation due to a shortage of qualified practitioners of law, conflicts of interest or for personal reasons to be outlined in a petition presented before the cort, may apply for a waiver to permit any adult Talossan citizen to represent them before the Cort in a specified legal action serving as a legal proxy.

9. Individuals operating under waiver shall not be entitled to present themselves as attorneys, lawyers, barristers, solicitors, or councillor/counselor-at-law, nor shall approval of such waiver imply membership in the Talossan Bar.

10. Petitions for waiver shall be made to the Cort in which the action is to be brought. All waivers shall expire upon the final disposition of the case and shall remain in force through any appeal. Waivers granted by a lower court need not be renewed or reissued if the action is brought before the Uppermost Cort in appeal. Waivers may be terminated by the petitioner or the proxy at any time during court proceedings and shall notify the Court of said termination within 48 hours of its effective date. Waivers may be withdrawn through judicial order in the event of misconduct or inadequate representation.

11. Corts shall grant petitioned waivers unless the designated proxy has been convicted of a felony, has presented themselves unlawfully to be an attorney, lawyer, barrister, solicitor or councillor/counselor of law, has falsely claimed Bar membership or other official standing within the Talossan Bar or has received monetary compensation or other financial consideration in exchange for his/her representational duties or when a suitable member of the bar is available for representation in the matter, unencumbered by conflicts of interest or personal disputes.

Noi urent q'estadra så,
Tímoþi Asmourescu (Minister of Justice, Senator-BE)
Istefan Lorentzescu (MC-PPT)