The reason for the initiation of disciplinary proceedings against lawyers for law of Ukraine

Purpose: Аnalyzis the legal nature of the reasons for the initiation of disciplinary proceedings against a lawyer. The main objectives of the author set for themselves: to reveal the essence of the issue and order the initiation of disciplinary proceedings a lawyer; analyze the norms of the Ukrainian legislation governing this issue; and on the basis of the analysis to identify gaps and deficiencies of legal regulation concerning the reasons for the initiation of disciplinary proceedings Methodology: The authors used legalistic method based on the consistency and comprehensiveness of its holding. Results: The article concludes that the provisions of Art. 36 of the Law of Ukraine «On the legal profession and advocacy» (initiate the issue of attorney disciplinary proceedings) are not properly implementing the principle of the independence of the legal profession. And available in this article guarantees of activity of attorney is not providing adequate efficiency of the institute disciplinary proceedings. Is input on the need for changes in the Ukrainian legislator provisions of the Law «On the legal profession and advocacy», which govern the question of the grounds for the institution of disciplinary proceedings against a lawyer, taking into account, for example, the experience of the legislator of the Russian Federation. Novelty/originality/value: The paper has a certain scientific value and important practical significance, since it contains a comprehensive study of the legal nature of the drives for the initiation of disciplinary proceedings against a lawyer for the legislation of Ukraine.