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Pybus v Law Society, Court of Appeal - Administrative Court, October 14, 2003, [2003] EWHC 2528 (Admin)

SMITH BERNAL WORDWAVE
CO/4425/02
Neutral Citation Number: [2003] EWHC 2528 (Admin)
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE
QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION
DIVISIONAL COURT
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London WC2

Tuesday, 14 October 2003

B E F O R E:

LORD JUSTICE BROOKE

MR JUSTICE SULLIVAN


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PYBUS
(CLAIMANT)

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THE LAW SOCIETY
(DEFENDANT)
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MR PYBUS APPEARED IN PERSON
MR PH CADMAN (SOLICITOR ADVOCATE) (instructed by Penningtons, Bucklesbuoy Hse, 83 Cannon Street, EC4) appeared on behalf of the DEFENDANT
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J U D G M E N T
1. MR JUSTICE SULLIVAN: This is an appeal against an order of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal that the appellant should be struck off the Roll of Solicitors. The appeal is against both conviction and sentence. The Tribunal's order was dated and filed with the Law Society on 6th June 2002. The Tribunal's findings dated 22nd August 2002 were filed with the Law Society on 28th August. Rules of the Supreme Court Order 106 deals with proceedings in relation to solicitors. Rule 12(3) provides as follows:
"The appellant's notice must be filed at the court within 14 days after the date on which a statement of the tribunal's findings was filed pursuant to section 48(1)."
The reference there is to section 48(1) of the Solicitors Act 1974. 2. Section 47 of the 1974 Act makes provisi...
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