The notorious solicitor advocate, known as Lord Harley etc etc found himself in rather hot water when appearing before HH Judge David Wynn Morgan in 2014. As a consequence he took action against the judge whilst action was taken against him by the Solicitors Regulation Authority which has not yet published any decision. Meantime Harley has in turn issued papers against the Solictors Disciplinary Tribunal.
Last year the original judge involved HH Judge Wynn answered these complaints by Lord Harley before the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office. On 2/7/2015 it published the following:-
"2 July 2015 – His Honour Judge David Wynn Morgan
The Lord Chancellor and the President of the Queen’s Bench
Division, on behalf of the Lord Chief Justice, have dismissed complaints
against His Honour David Wynn Morgan, a Circuit Judge sitting at
Cardiff Crown Court following an investigation into his conduct. The
Lord Chancellor and the President of the Queen’s Bench Division found
that HHJ Morgan was entitled to challenge the appearance and status as a
legal representative of Dr Alan Blacker, also known as Lord Harley and
this did not amount to misconduct. HHJ Morgan has been issued with
informal advice regarding how to deal with such situations in future.
This is not, however, a form of rebuke or disciplinary sanction".
Returning to my opening point about language; the sentences I have highlighted seem puzzling. There has been no rebuke or disciplinary action against him but he has been issued with informal advice.....
Why has this sentence been published unless JCIO indeed intended to put into the public domain its censure however informal. If I were His Honour I would not be too pleased at the shades of meaning implied.
ADDENDUM 3rd May 2016
With regard to the notorious so called Lord Harley there has been a further uncomfortable twist in the tail (tale?) of said lord. Read the report here.
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