A court deciding a case about a solicitor under paragraph 6(5) of schedule 1 should come to its conclusion in the light of all the evidence existing at the time the matter came to be decided and not at the time of the relevant intervention. When hearing an application for an order for the Law Society to withdraw an intervention, the Court may have regard, not only to the material before the Society at the date of the intervention, but to any other relevant material before the Court.
Judges:
Vice Chancellor Megarry
Citations:
[1984] 1 WLR 1101
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Holder v Law Society CA 24-Jan-2003
The Society had intervened in the applicant’s legal practice. He complained that the intervention was disproportionate, and by removing his right to enjoyment of his possession, infringed his human rights. The Society appealed the finding that an . .
Cited – P S and others v Law Society ChD 16-Jul-2004
The applicants sought orders directing the respondent to withdraw its intervention in the solicitors practice of the first claimant. They had become concerned at the possibility that investment schemes managed by one partner were being being used . .
Cited – Sheikh v The Law Society ChD 1-Jul-2005
The claimant challenged the intervention by the Law Society in her solicitors practice.
Held: Though there were some breaches of the solicitors’ accounts rules there was insufficient basis for the Society to have behaved in the way it had and . .
Cited – Simms and others v The Law Society CA 12-Jul-2005
The appellant challenged intervention proceedings brought against his solicitors practice by the respondent. Following disciplinary proceedings, the Society had obtained summary judgment rejecting the application, and awarding costs. The solicitor . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Legal Professions
Updated: 21 June 2022; Ref: scu.180045
