§ Rule 16-1.5 Withdrawal or termination of certification

Rule 16-1.5. Withdrawal or termination of certification

    Permission to perform services under this chapter shall cease immediately upon the earliest of the following events:

    (a) The filing of a notice by the Supreme Court of Florida, in its discretion, at any time, stating that permission to perform services under this chapter has been revoked. A copy of such notice shall be mailed by the clerk of the court to The Florida Bar and to the foreign legal consultant involved. The foreign legal consultant shall have 15 days to request reinstatement for good cause.

    (b) The foreign country in which the foreign legal consultant is admitted to practice discontinues having a professional disciplinary system for attorneys that is generally consistent with that of The Florida Bar.

    (c) The failure of the foreign legal consultant to comply with any applicable provisions of this chapter.