The respondent solicitors had been disciplined by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal. The SRA now complained that the findings and punishment should have been more extensive. They wree said to have introduced clients to purported Stamp Duty savings schemes without explaining properly the risks involved and commissions being paid. Dishonesty was not alleged, but there was said to be a lack of integrity.
Held: The challenge succeeded. The matter was remitted to the Tribunal for reconsideration.
Davies LJ, Ouseley J
[2015] EWHC 2659 (Admin)
Bailii
England and Wales
Legal Professions
Updated: 04 January 2022; Ref: scu.552787
