Kanton Glarus

General

1 The Bar Commission deals with the tasks assigned to it by the Cantonal Lawyers Act in meetings, which take place at least twice a year.

2 The meetings are not public.

Geschäftsleitung

1 The management is incumbent upon the Presidium. It ensures the expeditious

handling of business, chairs the meetings and the written procedure,

and represents the Bar Commission externally.

2 For the treatment of individual matters and for the submission of motions, the

Presidium may appoint a member of the Bar Commission as rapporteur. By

order of the Presidium, a motion may be prepared by the Actuarial Office.

3 The Presidium may conclude proceedings that have become moot, or order the

deregistration upon withdrawal of requests.

Decisions

1 Decisions are generally made based on a written application after oral

deliberation in the sessions of the Bar Commission. In cases of unanimity,

decisions can be made by circular resolution.

2 Final decisions are signed by the Presidency and the Actuarial Office,

while procedural decisions are signed by the Presidency or a member of

the Bar Commission.

3 Concluding decisions and minutes are collected chronologically in

decision books. The Bar Commission decides on the publication of

anonymized decisions.

1) GS III I/1

SBE IX/1 10

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III 1/4

III 1/4

Actuarial Office / Registry

1. Under the supervision of the Presidium, the Actuarial Office / Registry carries out a business

control as well as maintaining the Lawyers' Register and the public list within the meaning of

Article 28 paragraph 1 of the Federal Act on the Free Movement of Lawyers (BGFA).

2. The Actuarial Office / Registry grants authorized persons or authorities access to the Lawyers'

Register and the public list and provides orally or in writing the information stipulated by the

BGFA.

3. The Actuarial Office / Registry maintains an online list of the lawyers registered in the Lawyers'

Register.

Delegated Business

1 The Presiding Committee decides on the following matters

a. Entry in the register of lawyers where the legal basis is clear;

b. Entry in the public list according to Article 7 letter e of the Cantonal

Lawyers Act;

c. Deletion from the register of lawyers upon request of the registered

person;

d. Deletion from the public list upon request of the registered person;

e. Release of files to other supervisory authorities or to courts.

Exemption from Professional Secrecy

1. If immediate action is necessary for the timely protection of legitimate interests, the President or, if prevented, the next member of the Bar Commission according to the constitution, is authorised to provisionally exempt a lawyer from professional secrecy by presidential order, without hearing the opposing party.

2. The application will only be granted if the applicant party submits a conscientious declaration stating that no higher-ranking interests of the opposing party will be violated by the provisional exemption from professional secrecy. The provisional exemption can be made dependent on an appropriate security deposit.

3. As soon as the applicant party has provisionally protected its interests, the opposing party will be heard and the Bar Commission will decide on the exemption from professional secrecy.

Entry into Force

1 This Rules of Procedure shall enter into force upon its publication in the Official Gazette of the Canton of Glarus.2)

2) Published in the Official Gazette on September 4, 2003

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