Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2007] All ER (D) 64 (Jun)
Court: Queen's Bench Division (Divisional Court)
Judge:

Laws LJ and Mitting J
Representation Timothy Dutton QC (instructed by Shuttari Paul & Co) for the solicitor.
  Geoffrey Williams QC (instructed by the Law Society) for the Society.
Judgment Dates: 8 June 2007

Catchwords

Solicitor - Disciplinary proceedings - Sentence - Solicitor charged with numerous counts of conduct unbefitting a solicitor - Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal striking solicitor off the roll - Tribunal stating that evidence lacking concerning alleged alternations to solicitor's practise - Whether tribunal in error - Whether penalty manifestly excessive.

The Case

Solicitor Disciplinary proceedings. The solicitor had been struck off the roll by the Solicitors' Disciplinary Tribunal. On appeal, it was held that there had been documentation before the tribunal which supported the solicitor's case, contrary to the tribunal's assertion that no such evidence had been before it. As to the penalty, sufficient protection for the public and the reputation of the profession would be provided by the new measures, together with conditions that the solicitor not practice on her own account, that she not practice in the area of conveyancing, and that she undergo an annual medical examination concerning depression.

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