A barrister who knowingly practises without a practising certificate, receives fees for that work, and then repeatedly misleads the Bar Council during its investigation — including by making a false statutory declaration and producing an altered document — will be found guilty of professional misconduct and removed from the roll. The obligation of candour to regulatory authorities is central to fitness to practise, and deliberate deception of the regulator is tantamount to fraud.
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