A legal practitioner found guilty of serious offending involving dishonesty and misappropriation of trust monies will usually be struck off the roll, as such conduct demonstrates a fundamental defect in character rendering the practitioner unfit to practise. A course of dishonest conduct over a lengthy period, including misappropriation of trust monies, filing false affidavits, and falsely witnessing statutory declarations, will require strike-off to maintain public confidence in the legal profession.
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