El blog de Maria

In answer to this debate in the forum:

Commissions for sales from the agent/developer ( vendor) to buyers´Lawyer are of course forbidden. It is against some essential principles of our proffession:

(1) avoid conflict of interests, and,

(2) independence

Some lawyers mainly established in popular Coastal areas under crazy development during the boom years played that tricky and risky game of having buyers refered by the vendor ( or its agent) and found themselves trapped in an unproffessional and illegal circle.

Then, Bar Associations have not been specially determined on discipline and punishment and it has not made any good to our proffession and hundreds of honest lawyers existing in Spain.

Maybe a body of deonthologist ( ethicist, psychologist, philisophers...) for deciding on lawyers´ ethical conduct would be necessary at every Bar Associatios or at the National Council of Lawyers. Sometimes, when these matters ( where the ethical behaviour of a lawyer is under discussion) need to be decided by Lawyers of same province, colleagues, the judgement is too shy.

Keith Rule has included this aspect in the petition he is leading and I am sure it is being heard and will be more and more heard in the future

These are times for reforms. Constitution is being reformed in Spain. Why not more discipline for lawyers?

I know I will not be liked by some colleagues of mine... but i do think it is just the truth.

Have a great weekend!

 Tarifa, Cadiz, Spain, Costa de la Luz by Nacho Romero at Flickr.com