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2020
2020
False CPD declaration was unsatisfactory conduct
An obligation to treat lawyers and others with respect and courtesy
Misuse of A & I form - high end unsatisfactory conduct
Not carrying out instructions
Breach of intervention and fees rules
Lawyer “lost all professional objectivity”
Failed to protect client's interests
Deducted fees without valid withholding clause
Lawyer misused court process
Charged more than a ‘fair and reasonable fee’
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