VA (Solicitor’s Non-Compliance: Counsel’s Duties : Sri Lanka): UTIAC 5 Jan 2017

UTIAC (i) Counsel’s duty is owed to the client. It does not extend to defending non-compliant instructing solicitors.
(ii) It is for non-compliant instructing solicitors to defend themselves by proactively arranging their attendance before the tribunal in appropriate circumstances.

Citations:

[2017] UKUT 12 (IAC)

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Immigration, Legal Professions

Updated: 28 January 2022; Ref: scu.573293