The duty in context
Report serious misconduct of others profession
The lawyer must report to the regulator serious or dishonest misconduct by another regulated person where they have reasonable grounds to believe it occurred, subject to confidentiality.
How the codes express this duty
E&W Solicitors SRA Principles & Code CCS 7.7; CCS 7.8 strong 128 cases
7.7 You report promptly to the SRA or another approved regulator, as appropriate, any facts or matters that you reasonably believe are capable of amounting to a serious breach of their regulatory arrangements by any person regulated by them (including you). 7.8 Notwithstanding paragraph 7.7, you inform the SRA promptly of any facts or matters that you reasonably believe should be brought to its attention ...
SRA Code of Conduct for Solicitors, RELs and RFLs · 2019 · archived copy · official source ↗
E&W Barristers BSB Handbook rC66 strong 22 cases
rC66 Subject to your duty to keep the affairs of each client confidential and subject also to Rules rC67 and rC68, you must report to the Bar Standards Board if you have reasonable grounds to believe that there has been serious misconduct by a barrister or a registered European lawyer, a BSB entity, manager of a BSB entity or an authorised (non-BSB) individual ...
BSB Handbook · current · archived copy · official source ↗
Cayman Islands Legal Services Code 2026 R.13.1(g) partial
subject to the completion of any internal process or reporting, within a recognised law entity, in respect of such matters, may advise the Council where the attorney-at-law has good reason to doubt the professional integrity, or fitness to practise, of an attorney-at-law without prejudice to any restrictions on disclosure provided by statute
Cayman Islands Legal Services Code of Professional Conduct · 2026 · archived copy
AU Solicitors Solicitors' Conduct Rules no clear equivalent
AU Barristers Uniform Barristers Rules no clear equivalent
IE Solicitors Law Society Guide Ch7 — Serious misconduct by another solicitor strong 15 cases
If a solicitor is of the opinion that another solicitor is engaged in serious misconduct, this should be brought to the attention of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority. If this involves disclosure of a client's affairs, the client's consent should be obtained in advance.
Solicitor's Guide to Professional Conduct (Law Society of Ireland) · 4th ed. (2022) · archived copy · official source ↗
IE Barristers Bar Code of Conduct no clear equivalent
JM Attorneys Canons of Professional Ethics Canon I(d) strong 20 cases
An Attorney shall expose without fear or favour before the proper tribunals, unprofessional or dishonest conduct by any other Attorney and shall not lightly refuse a retainer against another Attorney who is alleged to have wronged his client.
Legal Profession (Canons of Professional Ethics) Rules · 1978 (principal) · archived copy · official source ↗
JE Lawyers Law Society of Jersey Code R.12.1 h) partial
All members must: ... h) subject to the completion of any internal process or reporting, within his/her firm... advise the Law Society where they have good reason to doubt the professional integrity, or fitness to practise, of a member or legally qualified employee of their firm, without prejudice to any restrictions on disclosure provided by statute.
Law Society of Jersey Code of Conduct · 1 January 2017 · archived copy · official source ↗
ON Lawyers LSO Rules of Prof. Conduct r 7.1-3 strong
Unless to do so would be unlawful or would involve a breach of solicitor-client privilege, a lawyer shall report to the Law Society, (a) the misappropriation or misapplication of trust monies; (b) the abandonment of a law or legal services practice; (c) participation in serious criminal activity related to a licensee's practice; (d) conduct that raises a substantial question as to another licensee's honesty, trustworthiness, or competency as a licensee; (e) conduct that raises a substantial question about the licensee's capacity to provide professional services; and (f) any situation where a licensee's clients are likely to be severely prejudiced.
Law Society of Ontario — Rules of Professional Conduct · current · archived copy · official source ↗
BC Lawyers BC Code r 7.1-3(e) strong 9 cases
Unless to do so would involve a breach of solicitor-client confidentiality or privilege, a lawyer must report to the Society: ... (e) conduct that raises a substantial question as to another lawyer's honesty, trustworthiness, or competency as a lawyer;
Code of Professional Conduct for British Columbia (BC Code) · 2017 · archived copy · official source ↗
NZ Lawyers Conduct & Client Care Rules r 2.8 strong
Subject to the obligation on a lawyer to protect privileged communications, a lawyer who has reasonable grounds to suspect that another lawyer may have engaged in misconduct must make a confidential report to the Law Society at the earliest opportunity.
Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 · SR 2008/214 · archived copy · official source ↗
SCO Solicitors LSS Standards of Conduct no clear equivalent
SG Lawyers Professional Conduct Rules 2015 no clear equivalent
HK Solicitors Solicitors' Guide Principle 11.03 strong
A solicitor is under a duty to report to the Council, where necessary after having obtained his client's consent, any professional misconduct or dishonesty on the part of another solicitor or a member of his staff, or of any other person purporting to represent or to be in the employment of another solicitor or firm.
Hong Kong Solicitors' Guide to Professional Conduct (Volume 1) · current · archived copy · official source ↗
HK Barristers Bar Code of Conduct no clear equivalent
Cases dealing with this duty
232 decisions · link basis: found breached = a tribunal finding; rule cited = the mapped provision is cited in the decision; text match = high-precision text pattern
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Christopher James Hibbert
Fined | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered December 05, 2018. View PDF FORMAL ORDER OF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL COMPLAINT NO: 194/2017 IN THE MATTER OF GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL (HILARY…
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Ian H. Robins
Sanction Stayed Pending Appeal | Court of Appeal decision delivered November 29, 2018. View PDF [2018] JMCA App 38 JAMAICA IN THE COURT OF APPEAL MISCELLANOUS APPEAL NO 6/18 APPLICATION NO 107/2018 BETWEEN IAN H ROBINS …
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Diane Elise Jobson
Fined | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered October 27, 2018. View PDF FORMAL ORDER OF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL COMPLAINT NO: 183/2017 IN THE MATTER OF GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL (RICHARD…
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Liam M O’Brien
In the matter of Liam M O’Brien, a solicitor formerly practising as Liam O’Brien, 21 Quinsboro Road, Bray, Co Wicklow, and in the matter of the Solicitors Acts 1954-2015 [3508/DT140/12; 3508/DT01/15; High Court record 2…
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Imelda Leahy
In the matter of Imelda Leahy, a solicitor formerly practising as Imelda Leahy and Company, Solicitors, Kilree Street, Bagenalstown, Co Carlow, and in the matter of an application by the Law Society of Ireland to the So…
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Helen Lucey
In the matter of Helen Lucey, a solicitor practising as principal of Marshall & MacAulay Solicitors, The Square, Listowel, Co Kerry, and in the matter of the Solicitors Acts 1954-2015 [3012/DT106/12; 3012/DT20/14; High …
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Lindsay Terence LAWRENCE
1. Declared respondent's conduct subject of charges 1, 3, 4 & 5 amounts to professional misconduct. 2. Charge 2 dismissed
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Jacqueline Marie Minto
Fined | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered May 05, 2018. View PDF FORMAL ORDER OF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL COMPLAINT NO: 145/2017 IN THE MATTER OF GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL (ALLAN WOOD …
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Ian H. Robins
Guilty of Professional Misconduct | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered April 14, 2018. View PDF JUDGEMENT OF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL COMPLAINT NO: 141/2017 BETWEEN ALLAN WOOD, Q.C.…
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Connolly, Steven John
1. Breached section 255 LPA 2004 - Holding, disbursing and accounting for trust money 2. Breached section 261(1)(b) LPA 2004 - Dealing with trust money: legal costs and unclaimed money 3. Breached section 263 LPA 2004 -…
Costs Removal of lawyer's name from the Roll of Local Lawyers $0.00 Proceedings Instituted 1 PDF View decision -
Edward Sibley
Breaches, Client Money, Solicitors' Accounts Rules
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Maurice Frankson
Guilty of Professional Misconduct | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered December 19, 2017. || RESULT: Fined | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered January 4, 2018. View PDF DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMIT…
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Richard D. Bonner
Guilty of Professional Misconduct | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered April 28, 2017. || Struck off | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered June 05, 2017. View PDF DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF T…
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Donnelly, Paul Joseph
1. Failures to appear at Court 2. Breach of trust account obligations 3. Breach of costs disclosure obligations 4. Mixing of trust monies and office account monies 5. Misappropriation 6. Failure to respond to Regulator'…
Costs Removal of practitioner's name from the Roll of Local Lawyers $0.00 Proceedings Instituted 1 PDF View decision -
Harold C. Brady
Struck off, Restitution Ordered - Disciplinary Committee decision delivered March 4, 2017 | Finding of Professional Misconduct - Disciplinary Committee decision delivered February 25, 2017. View PDF DECISION OF THE DISC…
Struck off, Restitution Ordered - Disciplinary Committee decision delivered March 4, 2017 1 PDF View decision -
Harold C. Brady
Finding of Professional Misconduct | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered February 25, 2017. | Struck off, Restitution ordered - March 4, 2017 View PDF DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL LEGAL CO…
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Gregory M.D. Lopez
Guilty of Professional Misconduct | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered February 04, 2017 || Struck off | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered March 25, 2017 View PDF DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF…
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Ian James Douglas & Second Respondent
Breaches, Client Money, Failures, Solicitors' Accounts Rules
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David Andrew Wilson & Natalie Jane Crompton
Breaches, Client Money, Failures, Solicitors' Accounts Rules
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Ashworth, Gary John
Misappropriation of trust funds 1. Breach of section 255 LPA 2004 - Holding, disbursing and accounting for trust money 2. Breach of section 263 LPA 2004 - Reporting certain irregularities and suspected irregularities 3.…
Costs Removal of practitioner's name from the Roll of Local Lawyers $0.00 Proceedings Instituted 1 PDF View decision -
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Kieran Quill
In the matter of Kieran Quill, a solicitor formerly practising as principal of J Hodnett & Son, Solicitors, Nelson House, Emmet Place, Youghal, Co Cork, and in the matter of the Solicitors Acts 1954-2011 [4513/DT112/14,…
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Duty classification does not yet cover every jurisdiction (Ontario, New Zealand and Singapore decisions are indexed but not yet duty-classified), so counts here understate those corpora.