Professional misconduct

Where an attorney commits any crime which in the opinion of the General Legal Council is of a nature likely to bring the profession into disrepute, such commission of the offence shall constitute professional misconduct if– (a) he has been convicted by any court, including a foreign court of competent jurisdiction, for the offence and the General Legal Council is satisfied of the facts constituting the criminal offence; (b) although he has not been prosecuted the General Legal Council is satisfied of the facts constituting the criminal offence; or (c) he has been prosecuted and has been acquitted by reason of a technical defence or he has been convicted but such conviction is quashed by reason of some technical defence and the General Legal Council is satisfied of the facts constituting the criminal offence.