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Question 1
Under Article 74 of Ordonnance-loi n° 79-028 of 28 September 1979, read with Article 73 of the Penal Code, what is the legal character of professional secrecy (secret professionnel) in the DRC?
Correct Answer:
A general rule of public order covering client confidences, consultations, correspondence and file contents, breach of which is both a disciplinary fault and a criminal offence — subject only to the two statutory exceptions of testimony in court and legal compulsion
Question 2
What procedural safeguard must be strictly respected when judicial authorities or police perform a search (perquisition) or seizure of documents in a lawyer's law office in the DRC?
Correct Answer:
The search must be conducted in the presence of the Bâtonnier de l'Ordre (or his designated representative) and under conditions preserving the secrecy of all unrelated client files
Question 3
Under Congolese Bar rules, how must an avocat handle a conflict of interest (conflit d'intérêts) when approached by a prospective client?
Correct Answer:
The lawyer must refuse to advise or represent both parties in the same dispute, and must decline any representation where prior confidential knowledge of an adversary would create an unfair advantage
Question 4
What is the legal status of an agreement by which a lawyer agrees to handle a lawsuit exclusively for a pure contingency fee (pacte de quota litis pur) under Congolese law?
Correct Answer:
It is null and void (nul de plein droit) and constitutes a disciplinary infraction against the independence of the Bar
Question 5
How must an avocat handle funds received on behalf of clients (maniement des fonds clients) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Correct Answer:
Client funds must be kept strictly segregated from the lawyer's personal and firm operational accounts, recorded in a dedicated client accounting ledger, and transferred promptly to the client upon receipt
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