The WLR Daily case summaries
[2022] WLR(D) 147
Court of Appeal
Greene v Davies
[2022] EWCA Civ 414
2022 March 2; 29
Dame Victoria Sharp P, Thirlwall, Newey LJJ
Solicitor— Discipline— Disciplinary tribunal— Judgment given for firm of solicitors in civil proceedings— District judge refusing subsequent application to strike out judgment on basis that a solicitor in the firm had dishonestly misled the court— Losing party making complaint to disciplinary tribunal about solicitor— Disciplinary proceedings struck out on basis that consideration of complaint would require tribunal improperly to go behind decision of court of competent jurisdiction— Whether complaint in disciplinary proceedings limited to original complaint of dishonesty or extending to further matters raised in correspondence— Whether disciplinary proceedings abuse of process— Whether to be struck out—
Solicitors (Disciplinary Proceedings) Rules 2007 (SI 2007/3588), rr 6, 7