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A Lawyer's Authority after the Original Lawyer Is Struck Off: Agency and Substitution under General Assembly Decision 481/2023
This summary analyses the effect of striking the original lawyer from the practising register on the power of attorney, substitution, and later procedural steps.
Updated: 12 September 2026
Prepared and reviewed by: Ashraf Al-Khawaja
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This summary analyses the effect of striking the original lawyer from the practising register on the power of attorney, substitution, and later procedural steps.
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Decision subject
The published points of General Assembly Decision No. 481/2023 state a principle concerning the continuation of a lawyer’s authority and a substitution derived from it after the original lawyer is struck from the practising register. This summary keeps the principle within its stated limits and does not reproduce the full judgment or apply it to every power of attorney.
Summarised principle
Where the original lawyer is struck from the register of practising lawyers, the authority granted by the power of attorney ends from the date of striking under the legal rule addressed by the decision. A substitute lawyer’s authority derived from that power therefore ends as well. Procedural steps taken after the authority ended may be exposed to invalidity within the scope of the decision and its facts.
What the summary does not establish
The principle alone cannot determine the validity of a particular power of attorney or the effect of signature authentication or missing details. That requires review of the instrument, issue date, lawyer’s status, striking date, steps taken, authentication and substitution rules, and any later valid correction or appearance.
Practical significance
Before relying on a power of attorney or substitution, verify the lawyer’s register status and authority date, the scope and case details, any required authentication, and the effect of steps taken after a change in status. This is general information, not legal advice; the decision and current rules should be reviewed with Ashraf Al-Khawaja.
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