The Supreme Court of South Carolina
Re: Amendments to Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement
Appellate Case No. 2018-001065
ORDER
The Office of Commission Counsel and the Office of Disciplinary Counsel have requested amendments to Rule 5(b) and Rule 7(b) of the Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement, which are located in Rule 413 of the South Carolina Appellate Court Rules. The requested amendment to Rule 5(b) would confirm that the Office of Commission Counsel, rather than the Office of Disciplinary Counsel, is charged with supervising the receiver. See Rule 6(b)(3), RLDE, Rule 413, SCACR. The requested amendment to Rule 7(b) would correct a scrivener's error in referring to the Lawyer's Oath.
Pursuant to Article V, Section 4 of the South Carolina Constitution, Rule 5(b) of the Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement is amended to delete paragraph (b)(10) and renumber the relevant paragraphs to reflect the change. Additionally, Rule 7(b)(6) of the Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement is amended to delete the reference to paragraph (k) in the citation to Rule 402 of the South Carolina Appellate Court Rules.
These amendments are effective immediately.
s/Donald W. Beatty C.J. s/John W. Kittredge J. s/Kaye G. Hearn J. s/John Cannon Few J. s/George C. James, Jr. J. |
Columbia, South Carolina
August 8, 2018