In re A v [2012] 1 JLR 197 (24 February 2012)
- Citation
- [2012] 1 JLR 197
- Status
- Judgment
- Jurisdiction
- Jersey
- Posture
- Application for Admission to Bar / Judgment on Admission
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- Posture
- Application for Admission to Bar / Judgment on Admission
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01
Holding and result
The applicant is a fit and proper person for admission to the Bar as the offence was out of character, committed more than three years ago, and the applicant has demonstrated good conduct since.
Court disposition
application granted
Orders
- Applicant admitted to the Bar
02
Material facts
Parties
A
Applicant03
Procedural history
Posture
Application for Admission to Bar / Judgment on Admission
04
Questions and positions
Legal issues
Whether the applicant is a fit and proper person for admission to the Bar despite a prior conviction for common assault
Party arguments
- Applicant
- The offence was wholly out of character and committed more than three years ago; applicant has demonstrated good conduct since.
- Respondent
- Applicants must demonstrate good conduct; a significant period of time is required between commission of an offence of violence and admission to the Bar.
05
Court’s reasoning
Legal principles
- 01
Advocates and Solicitors (Jersey) Law 1997, art. 3(1)(c)
Applicants for admission to the Bar must be fit and proper persons, and a significant period (normally at least three years) should elapse between a violent offence and admission.
06
Ratio, limits and disposition
Ratio decidendi
The applicant is a fit and proper person for admission to the Bar as the offence was out of character, committed more than three years ago, and the applicant has demonstrated good conduct since.
Obiter and limits
- It is important for applicants to demonstrate good conduct.
- A significant period of time is required between commission of an offence of violence and admission to the Bar, normally at least three years.
Court disposition
application granted
- Applicant admitted to the Bar
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