Mr Bryant brought an appeal following the imposition by the SRA of conditions on his Practising Certificate. The claimant's practice had been intervened by the SRA. Mr Bryant was initially struck off for dishonesty, but on appeal he managed to persuade the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal to reduce his sanction to a two year suspension. Once his suspension had expired, subsequent Practising Certificates were issued subject to conditions.
The basis of Mr Bryant's latest appeal was that Solicitors practising subject to conditions found it almost impossible to obtain employment. The Court dismissed this, however, on the basis that even if conditions were not imposed, Mr Bryant would face the same difficulties given his disciplinary record which would need to be supplied to any prospective employer and their insurer. The difficulty of obtaining employment or indemnity insurance in the circumstances was not a sufficient reason to justify the removal of the conditions, especially as those conditions were sensible and proportionate.
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