Mr Bryant brought an appeal following the imposition by the SRA
of conditions on his Practising Certificate. The claimant's
practice had been intervened by the SRA. Mr Bryant was initially
struck off for dishonesty, but on appeal he managed to persuade the
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal to reduce his sanction to a two
year suspension. Once his suspension had expired, subsequent
Practising Certificates were issued subject to conditions.
The basis of Mr Bryant's latest appeal was that Solicitors
practising subject to conditions found it almost impossible to
obtain employment. The Court dismissed this, however, on the basis
that even if conditions were not imposed, Mr Bryant would face the
same difficulties given his disciplinary record which would need to
be supplied to any prospective employer and their insurer. The
difficulty of obtaining employment or indemnity insurance in the
circumstances was not a sufficient reason to justify the removal of
the conditions,
