Part IV Miscellaneous and General

The Society

78 Cessation and suspension of membership of Society.

C11

If the name of a solicitor who is a member of the Society is removed from or struck off the roll that solicitor shall thereupon cease to be a member of the Society.

C12

A member of the Society who is suspended from practising as a solicitor shall not be entitled during the period of his suspension to any of the rights or privileges of membership of the Society.

3

Subject to subsection (4), the Council may suspend any member of the Society—

a

from using the hall and library and any of the rooms belonging to the Society; and

b

from exercising all other rights and privileges of a member,

during such period as they may think fit for any cause which, in their opinion, renders such suspension necessary or expedient but is not of a nature to justify the making of a complaint to the Tribunal by or on behalf of the Society.

4

A member shall not be suspended under subsection (3) unless—

a

at least sixteen members of the Council are present at the meeting at which it is resolved to suspend him; and

b

at least twelve of those members consent to his suspension.

5

Any member of the Society who has been suspended under subsection (3) may, on giving the notice required by any byelaw or regulation of the Society, appeal against the suspension to the next available general meeting of members of the Society, and that meeting may confirm, rescind or vary the period of the suspension in any manner they think fit.