Section 35Part 0 —
Inherent powers of the court
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The inherent powers of the Grand Court include powers —
to exclude witnesses (other than parties and expert witnesses) from the trial of any cause in which they have been summoned to testify until such time as they are called to give evidence unless, in a civil cause, all the parties thereto desire their presence and inform the court accordingly; and
to order and procure the removal from court of any person including counsel or an attorney-at-law who, in the opinion of the court, commits misconduct calculated to prejudice the just and fair trial of any cause or matter and for this purpose “misconduct” includes any improper disclosure, threat or admonition to the court of any witness, member of the jury or other person present in court and any address or appeal to the public present in court to the exclusion of the court itself or the jury.
The powers set forth in subsection (1) are hereby conferred upon the Summary Court.
Where a court exercises the powers set forth in paragraph (b) of subsection (1) and gives reasonable time to the client of an attorney-at-law involved to obtain other representation, the exercise of its power by the court shall not be a ground of appeal by or on behalf of such client.
Defined Terms
misconduct