§ Mr. Liddallasked the Attorney-General whether his attention has been called to recent convictions of solicitors in the criminal courts for fraudulent conversion of clients' money, notably a conviction at Manchester Assizes on 21st April; and whether, in consultation with the Law Society, he will inquire whether a more stringent operation of the requirements of the 1933 Solicitors Act, or a stiffening of its Clauses by further legislation, is needed in order to render it less easy for these cases to occur?
§ The Attorney-General:The Law Society have had this matter under very careful consideration. This consideration has not yet been completed but will I understand shortly result in proposals which it is hoped will be effective in dealing with this evil. Until these proposals are formulated it would be premature for me to make any statement on the matter.