Convictions for indecent assault against a minor, even where unconnected with professional practice, are sufficient to warrant striking off the Roll where they damage the practitioner's ability to maintain professional relationships, disclose character defects affecting fitness to practise, and would undermine public confidence in the profession. Practising without a practising certificate despite repeated warnings constitutes serious misconduct, though the Court was divided on whether it alone would warrant striking off rather than suspension.
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