A 6-month suspension for a knowing but isolated breach of undertaking to a fellow practitioner, where the breach did not involve direct personal enrichment, did not cause loss, and the undertaking was given under sufferance, was manifestly excessive. A 2-month suspension was substituted. Suspension may be imposed for breach of undertaking even where the practitioner is not found unfit to practise, as a measure of general deterrence, but the length must be proportionate to the circumstances. The absence of remorse, while relevant, does not of itself justify a lengthy suspension where the practitioner has shown insight.
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