Solicitor, Re A
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Year | 1974 |
| Date | 1974 |
| Court | Divisional Court |
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12 cases
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Gorstew Ltd v The General Legal Council
...This court is reluctant to disturb the decision of a disciplinary body as to what constitutes professional misconduct ( Re A Solicitor [1974] 3 All ER 853) and will only interfere where it is shown that the decision was plainly wrong ( Oswest Senior-Smith v General Legal Council and anor),......
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Richard Bonner v General Legal Council
...Since this court is being asked to review findings of fact made by a disciplinary committee, the words of Widgery CJ in Re A Solicitor [1974] 3 All ER 853 provide some guidance. At page 859 of that decision, he said: “It has been laid down over and over again that the decision as to what i......
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Don O Foote v General Legal Council
...courts to appeals from a disciplinary committee composed of experienced members of the profession. In the case of Re: A Solicitor [1974] 3 All ER 853, at pages 859 to 860, it was put thus by Lord Widgery CJ: “It has been laid down over and over again that the decision as to what is profess......
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Angella Smith v The General Legal Council
...to set aside a decision of a disciplinary body, unless it can be shown that the decision was plainly wrong (see also Re A Solicitor [1974] 3 All ER 853). 106 In the premises, I find that the Committee was plainly wrong in concluding that the circumstances did not raise red flags that were ......
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3 books & journal articles
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Legal Profession
...taken of compliance with the rules promulgated by the Law Society, notwithstanding they transpire to be inadequate. See Re A Solicitor[1974] 3 All ER 853 at 859 and Law Society of NSW v Moulton[1981] 2 NSWLR 736 at 756. See also Carmichael v General Dental Council[1990] 1 WLR 134 at 138. 18......
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Legal Profession
...duty in mitigation. Where the ethical standard is stricter, it must be asked in what manner it is stricter: see also In re A Solicitor[1975] QB 475. Thus, in the present view, where there is conformity with the legal duty but a deficiency in discharge of a more exacting ethical duty, the ap......
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WINDS OF CHANGE: DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE LEGAL PROFESSION (AMENDMENT) ACT 19931
...Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal on behalf of the Law Society. 21 Re Weare [1893] 2 QB 439. 22 Re A Solicitor [1972] 2 All ER 811. 23 [1974] 3 All ER 853. 24 Ibid, at p 859. 25 Under the repealed Accountants Act (Cap 212, 1970 Rev Ed). 26 Ibid, under s 33(1)(b). 27 [1990] 1 MLJ 456. 28 [198......