Lawyers Act (FMLA)
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Art. 21 Principles
1 Citizens of EU or EFTA member states who are entitled to practise as a lawyer in their country of origin under any of the professional titles listed in the Annex may represent parties before judicial authorities in Switzerland in accordance with their freedom to provide services. 2 The lawyers providing the services shall not be entered in the cantonal lawyers’ roll.
Art. 22 Proof of qualification to practise
The federal and cantonal judicial authorities before which the lawyers providing the services appear as well as the supervisory authorities for lawyers may require that the lawyers prove their qualification to practise.
Art. 23 Obligation to act in consultation with a registered lawyer
Where there is a mandatory requirement to be represented by a lawyer in proceedings, the lawyers providing the services are obliged to act in consultation with a lawyer who is entered on a cantonal lawyers’ roll.
Art. 24 Professional title
The lawyers providing the services shall use their original professional title in the official language of their state of origin and provide details of the professional organisation to whose jurisdiction they are subject or the court before which they are admitted under the regulations of the state concerned.
Art. 25 Professional rules
The lawyers providing the services are subject to the professional rules set out in Article 12 with the exception of the provisions on official public defence work and legal aid work (let. g) and entry on the roll (let. j).
Art. 26 Information on disciplinary measures
The supervisory authority shall notify the competent authority in the state of origin of any disciplinary measures that they order against lawyers providing services.