§ 30. Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Attorney-General if he will introduce legislation to control the disciplinary code for solicitors.
§ The Attorney-General (Sir Peter Rawlinson)No, Sir. The discipline of solicitors is already controlled by the Solicitors Acts and rules made there under.
§ Mr. LewisWhy are solicitors allowed to be treated differently from ordinary industrial workers? Ordinary industrial workers also have their code, but they have, contrary to the will of the people, been legislated against. Why should solicitors be a law unto themselves?
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe answer must be that this House has made provisions under the Solicitors Act, and there are rules of practice of conduct under the Solicitors Practice Rules set up by this House. There are also general rules of professional conduct under a disciplinary committee appointed by the Master of the Rolls established by Section 46 of the Solicitors Act, 1957.