A High Court judge has decided to take no further action against two lawyers who were accused of using litigation as a strategy to stop the deportation of a criminal they represented.
Were it not for the principle of equality before the law, he believed it would have been appropriate to admonish both lawyers, even after taking into account mitigating factors including junior counsel’s apology and lack of experience, and the fact neither lawyer had ever come to the adverse attention of the court before or since.
Mr Justice Keane said both lawyers had failed to properly inform the court of the relevant law concerning the case which was their obligation as officers of the court, particularly in a complex area such as immigration law.
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