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Legal Profession (Solicitors' Conduct) Rules 2020
9Dishonest and disreputable conduct (ASCR 5)
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9 Dishonest and disreputable conduct (ASCR 5)
A solicitor must not engage in conduct, in the course of practice or otherwise, which demonstrates that the solicitor is not a fit and proper person to practise law, or which is likely to a material degree to –
(a) be prejudicial to, or diminish the public confidence in, the administration of justice; or
(b) bring the profession into disrepute.