§ Mr. Liddallasked the Attorney-General how many solicitors have, since January, 1932, been convicted in the criminal courts for defrauding their clients; and how many of them were sole partners of their respective firms at the time of their defalcations or bankruptcy?
§ The Attorney-GeneralI regret I have not been able to obtain the figures for this year, but for the six years ending 31st December, 1938, 57 solicitors were convicted of misappropriating clients' moneys or of similar offences. Of these, 50 were practising alone at the time of their conviction, and the remaining seven were members of firms.