Abdul Malik Ishak J:

Introduction

[1] This is an appeal in encl (1) filed by the appellant against the Disciplinary Board's ("DB's") decision to suspend the appellant from practice pursuant to s 94(4)(c) of the Legal Profession Act 1976 ("the Act") pending a full inquiry into the complaint. The DB's order dated 22 April 2006 is found at p 86 of the appeal record. The application under s 94(4)(c) of the Act was made by the Bar Council by way of a letter dated 24 February 2006 as seen at pp 1 to 3 of the appeal record. That s 94(4)(c) of the Act reads as follows:

94 Power of Disciplinary Board to strike off the Roll, suspend for misconduct, etc

(4) Where an advocate and solicitor:

(c) is the subject of a complaint concerning any dishonest act committed by him in his capacity as an advocate and solicitor;

and the Bar Council considers that it would be in the public interest or in the interest of his clients or of the profession that such advocate and solicitor be suspended from practice, the Bar Council may apply to the Disciplinary Board for an order suspending such advocate and solicitor from practice until further notice.

The Bar Council's application is based on a complaint lodge