Legal misconduct definition

Legal misconduct means misconduct in the judicial sense of the word, for example, some honest, though erroneous, breach of duty causing miscarriage of justice; failure to perform the essential duties which are cast on an arbitrator; and any irregularity of action which is not consistent with general principles of equity and good conscience. … To sum up, an arbitrator misconducts the proceedings when (i) there is a defect in the procedure followed by him; (ii) commits breach and neglect of duty and responsibility (iii) acts contrary to the principles of equity and good conscience; (iv) acts without jurisdiction or exceeds it; (v) acts beyond the reference; (vi) proceeds on extraneous circumstances; (vii) ignores material documents; and (viii) bases the award on no evidence. These are some of the omissions and commissions which constitute legal misconduct or, in other words, that an arbitrator has mis-conducted the proceedings within meaning of clause (a) of section 30 of the Arbitration Act, 1940.
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Legal misconduct means that misconduct in the judicial sense of the word, for example, some honest, though erroneous, breach of duty causing miscarriage of justice; failure to perform the essential duties which are cause on an arbitrator; and any irregularity of action which is not consistent with general principles of equity and good consensus. If an arbitrator‟s act arbitrarily or unreasonable, the award will be invalid.
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Legal misconduct means misconduct in the judicial sense of the word,, for example, some honest, though erroneous, breach of duty causing miscarriage of justice; failure to perform the essential duties which are cast on an arbitrator; and any irregularity of action which is not consistent with general principles of equity and good conscience. … To sum up, an arbitrator misconducts the proceedings when (i) there is a defect in the procedure followed by him; (ii) commits breach and neglect of duty and responsibility
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Related to Legal misconduct

  • Sexual misconduct means any verbal, nonverbal, written, or electronic communication, or any other act directed toward or with a student that is designed to establish a sexual relationship with the student, including a sexual invitation, dating or soliciting a date, engaging in sexual dialogue, making sexually suggestive comments, self-disclosure or physical exposure of a sexual or erotic nature, and any other sexual, indecent, or erotic contact with a student.

  • Professional Misconduct means the same as defined in section 1(1) of the PGA [Definitions and interpretation].

  • Willful Misconduct means intentional disregard of good and prudent standards of performance or proper conduct under the Contract with knowledge that it is likely to result in any injury to any person or persons or loss or damage of property.

  • Official misconduct means a notary's performance of any act prohibited or failure to perform any act mandated by this chapter or by any other law in connection with a notarial act.

  • Wilful Misconduct means intentional disregard of good and prudent standards of performance or proper conduct under the Contract with knowledge that it is likely to result in any injury to any person or persons or loss or damage of property.