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Court of Appeal dismisses appeal and upholds a decision of the President of the High Court dismissing the appellant's appeal against a decision given by the Solicitors’ Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) dismissing a large number of allegations of professional misconduct that had been made by the appellant - on behalf of his uncle - against the respondent, on the ground that the appellant did not have standing to bring an appeal of a decision of the SDT as it was his uncle who was the applicant before the tribunal.
Collins J. (nem diss): Appeal of a decision of the High Court dismissing the appellant's appeal against a decision given by the Solicitors’ Disciplinary Tribunal dismissing a large number of allegations of professional misconduct that had been made by the appellant on behalf of his uncle against the respondent - professional disciplinary law - standing of the appellant to bring the appeal - the appellant, in general, would have no entitlement to represent his uncle in the absence of exceptional circumstances warranting a departure from the general rule - whether the appellant could bring the appeal - appellant's uncle was the applicant before the SDT - appeal dismissed.
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