The disciplinary jurisdiction of the High Court over solicitors includes the power to strike a solicitor off the Roll, to order him to deliver up money or documents received by him as a solicitor.
Bowen LJ said: ‘All that has been shewn has been a case in which the party ought to establish his right by an action at law, and not by appealing to the summary jurisdiction of the court.’
Judges:
Bowen LJ
Citations:
(1883) 12 QBD 149
Cited by:
Cited – Coll v Floreat Merchant Banking Ltd and Others QBD 3-Jun-2014
The court was asked whether it was possible to bring contempt proceedings against a solicitor for the breach of an undertaking other than one given to the court. The parties had been employee and employer. On the breakdown of that relationship, the . .
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Legal Professions
Updated: 04 May 2022; Ref: scu.526187
