Solicitors

In the context of a decision of the solicitors’ disciplinary tribunal finding allegations of dishonesty against the solicitor proven and striking him off the roll of solicitors, the standing of the solicitor’s profession and the honesty of its members was of critical importance. The benefits that members of the profession received from being solicitors came with the risk that if they fell below the high standards expected they had to accept the consequences, namely that their participation in the profession might be brought to an end. Part of the role of the tribunal was to make its assessment whether the sanction of removal was necessary in the interests of the public reputation of the solicitor’s profession.