When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am your God – Leviticus 19:33-34.
Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit – Ephesians 2:19-22.
If those practitioners who contravene the rules and standards of the profession are not dealt with promptly and effectively by those who have the statutory power and duty to regulate the profession, then instead of ensuring accountability and upholding the integrity and status of the profession a culture of impunity is fostered and the profession is lowered in the eyes of the public, and the values and principles which are essential to its survival are debased. We remind the [Legal Practice] Council that in order to achieve its statutory objectives,35 which include the regulation of the profession and the enhancement and maintenance of its integrity and status, and the protection of the public, it is statutorily enjoined to do all things necessary for the proper and effective performance of its functions and the exercise of its powers.
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