https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=105716 Unauthorized disclosure of information obtained during a professional engagement, including statements about a client's financial position, amounts to professional misconduct because the profession requires honesty, reasonableness, and confidence. The Court upheld the finding of misconduct against the professional. On sanction, it held that removal from the register for 15 days was excessive in light of the nature of the lapse and the passage of time, and substituted a reprimand. The disciplinary response must therefore remain proportionate to the gravity of the breach. en-us Mon, 23 Oct 2000 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:28:21 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=105716 Unauthorized disclosure of information obtained during a professional engagement, including statements about a client's financial position, amounts to professional misconduct because the profession requires honesty, reasonableness, and confidence. The Court upheld the finding of misconduct against the professional. On sanction, it held that removal from the register for 15 days was excessive in light of the nature of the lapse and the passage of time, and substituted a reprimand. The disciplinary response must therefore remain proportionate to the gravity of the breach. Case-Laws Companies Law Mon, 23 Oct 2000 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=105716