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Originally Posted by Ripplinger
I think we differ on the basic seriousness about this. You call it a mistake. I consider it a serious breach of ethics, especially considering who the client is (and I can't imagine how much she pays legal firm yearly), and that his firm deals with a lot of celebrity clients. I can't even begin to fathom what was he thinking when he told anyone. I couldn't even consider it a rookie mistake in the legal profession, let alone for an established partner at a firm.
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The question is not whether or not it was a breach of professional ethics - it clearly was - but whether or not it was an action which justified banning someone for life from practising as a solicitor. The professional standards body decided that it was not.