The client complained that he should have been advised to apply for legal aid and otherwise. The solicitor now appealed a disciplinary finding against her.
Held: The court considered the purpose of Schedule 1A of the 1974 Act: ‘it is arguable that the primary purpose is to redress shoddy service and to provide a rough and ready means of mitigating the consequences of that shoddy service by ensuring that the solicitors do not wrongfully profit thereby, and that the client is redressed if the client has suffered as a result of any failure to perform to the high standard which it is reasonable to expect of a solicitor. ‘
Judges:
Stuart Smith LJ, Aldous LJ, Ward LJ
Citations:
[1996] EWCA Civ 1033
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Regina v Solicitors’ Complaints Bureau, ex parte Singh and Chowdury Admn 1995
The court considered the disciplinary duties of the Law Society: ‘The object of the provision is disciplinary. It is to assist in maintaining the standards to be achieved by solicitors and to provide sanctions in terms of costs and payment if the . .
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Updated: 03 November 2022; Ref: scu.140900