Foote, Don v The General Legal Council

Disciplinary proceedings-Professional misconduct and negligence-Whether an attorney-at-law having joint carriage of sale with another attorney-at-law owes a duty of care to a co-owner of property he does not represent-Whether an attorney-at-law breaches his duty of care by allowing early possession of property without the knowledge and consent of all co-owners-Whether in those circumstances the alleged conduct of an attorney-at-law meets the professional standard of inexcusable or deplorable negligence or neglect-Whether the conduct of the attorney-at-law tended to discredit the profession-Whether the attorney-at-law can found guilty of professional misconduct under Canon I(b) independently of any other Canon-Whether the sanction imposed is disproportionate and excessive-Canons-Whether the sanction imposed is disproportionate and excessive-Canons I(b) and IV(s) of the Legal Profession (Canons of Professional Ethics) Rules