GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 231

PURSUANT to section 53 (9) of the Advocates Act and Rule 12 (1) of the Advocates (Complaints Commission) Rules, 1991, it is notified for general information that from the 1st October, 2022 to 31st December, 2022, the Commission received a total of two hundred and seventy-two (272) new complaints and submitted them for enquiry under the Preliminary Enquiry initiative. The current status of the above new complaints is as shown below: 7. In summary: Description Complaints brought forward to the period is April, 2022 to 30th June, 2022 from previous quarters Complaints received between 1st July, 2022 and 30th Se .tember, 2022 Total corn for the Period under Review Files dis osed of during review Total pending complaints as at 31st December Dated the 4th January, 2023. GEORGE NYAKUNDI, Secretary, Advocates Complaints Conunission. No. of Complaints 1. The total number of complaints carried over to the period under review (that is 1st October, 2022 to 31st December, 2022) from previous quarters are three thousand nine hundred and ninety five (3995). 2. During the period under review, a total of forty-four (44) complaints were classified and files opened. The nature of new complaints classified is as shown below: - Nature of Complaints Failure to render rofessional services Withholdin • funds Failure to account Failure to inform Practicin• without valid certificate Issuin Dishonoured Che ue Total 3. Complaints filed against advocates/firms of advocates were disposed of in the following manner during the period under review: - (i) Preliminary Enquiry (PE) Complaints: Total number of complaints closed under the Preliminary Enquiry (PE) initiative were two hundred and five (205). (ii) Classified Complaints: Total number of complaints finalised were eleven (11) whose details are as follows: 4. Pursuant to section 53(4) and in the spirit of section 53 (5) of the Advocates Act, twelve (12) complaints were settled amicably at the Advocates' Complaints Commission.