The solicitor sought to appeal an arbitration award refusing her indemnity by the Fund aganst the consequences of her partner’s dishonesty. She now sought to appeal against a refusal of the judge to allow her application to set aside the arbitration award. She said that the Law Society’s own disciplinary proceedings were inconsistent. She now said that she had not freely agreed to the terms of the SIF, since she had been obliged to insure through them.
Held: Permission was refused since she had no prospects of success, and the application was also out of time with no proper reason given for extending time.
Citations:
[2007] EWCA Civ 244
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Legal Professions
Updated: 10 July 2022; Ref: scu.250451
