NZHC 349 28 February 2013 Therese Anne Sisson v The Standards Committee [pdf, 181 KB]
...7 Bolton v Law Society [1994] 2 All ER 486 at 492. [48] We agree with the Tribunal that the appellant’s professional misconduct touched the very heart of the relationship of trust between solicitor and client. It was serious misconduct. Protection of the public required that decisive protective steps were taken. But, on looking at the misconduct in isolation, it was conceivable that a penalty less than striking off could have been imposed. Previous matters [49] This was...