Solicitors (Amendment) Act, 2002
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Amendment of section 49(1) of Principal Act. |
2.—Section 49(1) (as substituted by section 61 of the Act of 1994) of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (q): | |
“(q) the solicitor has failed to satisfy the Society that he or she should be issued with a practising certificate or a practising certificate not subject to specified conditions, having regard to all the circumstances, including, where appropriate— | ||
(i) the financial state of the practice, | ||
(ii) the number and nature of complaints made to the Society, either alleging misconduct by the solicitor or under section 8 or 9 of the Solicitors (Amendment) Act, 1994 , within the preceding two practice years, or | ||
(iii) the need adequately to protect or secure the interests of the solicitor's clients.”. |