Penalties for professional misconduct and grave professional misconduct

(1) A breach by an attorney of any of the Rules of this Part may constitute professional misconduct or grave professional, misconduct and an attorney who commits such a breach shall be liable to any of the penalties, which the General Legal Council recommends and which the Chief Justice is empowered to impose. (2) A breach by an attorney of any of the provisions of Parts I to VI of these Rules while not per se amounting to professional misconduct is a derogation from the high standards of conduct expected from an attorney and may, depending upon the circumstances of the particular case, amount to professional misconduct or form a material ingredient thereof.