THE CASE OF GEORGE HARPER
(By Telegraph. Press Association.)
Welmxoton, Friday.
The hearing of argument on the malion tailing upon Mr George Harper to show cause why the rule mm to disbar or suspend Mm from practice should not lie made absolute was continued (his morning. Mr Fisher continuing his argument said George Harper took a very serious view of the crisis in the firms affair in 1885 and knew then that Clients money was m jeopardy. Ho also knew that things in trust department were getting' very much in arrcar, and ho must therefore take the consequences. In July 1891 he was informed that the Trust account showed deficit of £150,000, but to still allowed trust 1 monies to be paid into the account. • Mr Stringer, who also appeared for Law Society; said lie did not believe George Harper .had been actuated by any personal frimd or dishonesty, yet professional misconduct must 'be punislwd and a breach of duty against a client, in ..'oimection with trust funds, was dearly a professional misconduct.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4729, 25 May 1894, Page 3
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173THE CASE OF GEORGE HARPER Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4729, 25 May 1894, Page 3
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