APPEAL COURT.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 July 1925, Page 3

APPEAL COURT.

[-SY TELEGRAPH —PER PRESS ASSOOIATI-d.] WELLINGTON, July 2. The Court of Appeal was engaged this morning in the hearing of motions to strike off from the roll of solicitors. Ml- Von Ilaast. for the Law Society, moved that Martin Joseph O’Brien be struck off the roll: on the ground of Ins conviction for forgery and theft. A rule nisi was made, absolute accordingly, costs being allowed. (n re llcnrv Edward Elliott. Mr ' Haast appeared for the Law Society. Mr Blair for Mr Elliott, stated that a solicitor was required to have audited a trust account, hut Elliot had not complied with the statutory requirements. This was his third time beinre the Appeal Court for offences aga.nsl the Law Practitioners Act. Elliott has sent a telegram that if the matter was adjourned for one week, he " <>u 1 dueo an auditor’s certificate. K> * la treated the proceedings with contempt. He had tiled no affidavits. Justice Alpers: Tie is apparently innstitutionally unfitted to lie « »iember of the profession. The case was adjourned tor a wee - In a case against Lionel Lancclo Hit clings, counsel for the latter >•"< Hitching* had a brilliant career, b, unfortunately he to** l ' U) \l’"'' had other misfortunes as wel . would a fleet the jndgmom o th Court, lie was struck off .» 1913 I ' not producing a certificate by auditors and re-admitted in 1619. and aga.n was in trouble for the same ofience. Sir Robert Stout (Chief Justice) . . you ask for is m. adjournment to < - able him to put the accounts Mr Sim: Ho has Iwen stealing Don the fin,, which employed him and vas himself. Decision was resenea.