Not Subject to Desistance or Compromise

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1. Under Canon VI Section 16, does a complainant’s desistance itself terminate the disciplinary investigation? Multiple Choice Easy
2. Which listed event does Section 16 say does not itself interrupt or terminate the investigation? Multiple Choice Easy
3. Does restitution alone compel termination of the investigation under Section 16? Multiple Choice Easy
4. A lawyer pays the disputed amount and obtains a private agreement requiring the complainant to withdraw the ethics char… Multiple Choice Medium
5. The complainant fails to participate further after submitting evidence. Must the investigation end solely for failure t… Multiple Choice Medium
6. A complainant files a notarized desistance stating the dispute was a misunderstanding. The respondent asks automatic di… Multiple Choice Hard
7. A lawyer returns client funds and expresses genuine remorse. He argues that Section 38’s mitigation provision necessari… Multiple Choice Hard
8. Explain why an affidavit of desistance does not automatically dispose of Bar discipline. Essay Medium
9. Distinguish restitution’s effect on continuation from its possible effect on sanction. Essay Medium
10. The complainant stops attending, but the file contains documentary evidence and the lawyer’s answer. What should guide … Essay Medium
11. Does CanonVI Section16 address interruption of an investigation as well as termination? Multiple Choice Easy
12. Does a respondent’s failure to answer after reasonable notice necessarily require ending the disciplinary investigation? Multiple Choice Easy