Legal Profession Act 1976 · Updated to 1 Aug 2018 · Part VII · Disciplinary Proceedings
103D. Consideration by the Disciplinary Board of the report of the Disciplinary Committee
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Committee, the Disciplinary Board may make an order affirming or rejecting the finding or recommendation of the Disciplinary Committee and if the Disciplinary Board rejects the finding or recommendation of the
Disciplinary Committee, the Disciplinary Board shall record the reason for the rejection.
The Disciplinary Board may in appropriate cases impose a greater or lesser penalty or punishment than that recommended by the
Disciplinary Committee.
Where the Disciplinary Board does not agree with the finding or recommendation of the Disciplinary Committee, the Disciplinary
Board shall make such other order as it deems just.
Before the Disciplinary Board makes an order that is likely to be adverse against an advocate and solicitor under subsection (2) or (3), it shall notify the advocate and solicitor of its intention to do so and give him a reasonable opportunity to be heard.
advocate and solicitor
“advocate and solicitor” includes the executors, administrators and assignees of the advocate and solicitor in question. Legal Profession 141 Advocate and solicitor entitled to charge on property for costs
Where the Disciplinary Board makes an order that the advocate and solicitor should make restitution to the complainant, it may stipulate the time within which such restitution ought to be made.
A sum ordered by the Disciplinary Board under subsection (5)
to be restituted may be recoverable by the complainant as a civil debt.