JUDGMENT

Hamid Sultan Abu Backer JCA:

[1] The appellants appeal against the decision of the learned High Court judge who had set aside the Disciplinary Boards order which struck out the respondents off the Roll of an Advocate and Solicitor and substituted it with an order that the respondent be suspended from practice as an Advocate and Solicitor for a period.

[2] The appellant and respondent had relied on the following cases: (i) ; [2018] 2 MLJ 265; [2018] 2 CLJ 1; (ii) ; [2008] 7 MLJ 215; [2008] 10 CLJ 101; (iii) ; [2013] 5 MLJ 640; [2013] 7 CLJ 533; [2013] 4 AMR 802; (iv) ; [1936] MLJ 192; (v) Bolton v. Law Society [1994] 2 All ER 486; (vi) ; [2012] 7 CLJ 830; (vii) ; (viii) ; [1998] 3 MLJ 341; [1998] 4 CLJ 878; [1998] 4 AMR 3391; (ix) ; (x) ; [2017] 1 MLJ 770; [2017] 4 CLJ 225; (xi) ; [2017] 1 MLJ 770; [2017] 4 CLJ 225; (xii) ; [2018] 5 MLJ 536; [2017] 10 CLJ 417; [2017] 7 AMR 641; (xiii) ; (xiv) ; [2019] 7 CLJ 223.

[3] Learned counsel for the appellant has summarized the issues for consideration related to sentencing as follows:

"Q-1 it has been determined that an advocate and solicitor is dishonest, and has committed misconduct through misappropriation of clients monies (breach o