What is the difference between “unsatisfactory professional conduct” and “professional misconduct?
• Conduct (whether consisting of an act or omission) occurring in connection with the practice of law that falls short of the standard of competence and diligence that a member of the public is entitled to expect of a reasonably competent practitioner. The Act states that “professional misconduct” includes: • Unsatisfactory professional conduct, where the conduct is such that it involves a substantial or consistent failure to reach reasonable standards of competence and diligence; Conduct (whether consisting of an act or omission) which, if established, would justify a finding that a practitioner is not a fit and proper person to remain on the roll of legal practitioners; Conduct that is declared to be professional misconduct by any provision of the Act; or A contravention of a provision of the Act or the Regulations, being a contravention that is declared by the Regulations to be professional misconduct. The following may also constitute unsatisfactory professional conduct or professi
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