Chohan v The Law Society, Court of Appeal - Administrative Court, April 28, 2004, [2004] EWHC 1145 (Admin)

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Chohan v The Law Society, Court of Appeal - Administrative Court, April 28, 2004, [2004] EWHC 1145 (Admin)

SMITH BERNAL WORDWAVE

CO/6160/2003

Neutral Citation Number: [2004] EWHC 1145 (Admin)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE

QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION

DIVISIONAL COURT

Royal Courts of Justice

Strand

London WC2

Wednesday, 28 April 2004

B E F O R E:

LORD JUSTICE MAURICE KAY

MR JUSTICE CRANE

IN THE MATTER OF A SOLICITOR AND IN THE MATTER OF THE SOLICITORS' ACT 1974

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IQBAL SINGH CHOHAN

(CLAIMANT)

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THE LAW SOCIETY

(DEFENDANT)

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MR IAN RYAN (instructed by the LAW SOCIETY) appeared on behalf of the DEFENDANT

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J U D G M E N T

1. LORD JUSTICE MAURICE KAY: This is an appeal under the Solicitors' Act 1974 against a decision of the Solicitors' Disciplinary Tribunal. Mr Chohan, the solicitor in question, faced a charge of conduct unbefitting a solicitor, in that he had breached an undertaking in relation to a video of a child w...

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