On 22 November 2017 the Institute’s Disciplinary Committee found proved the allegations of misconduct against Mr George Liasi, membership no. 3332, in that whilst in the employment of a firm of accountants, and whilst in the process to change employer, he forwarded via electronic means confidential documents to his own personal email account in contravention of his company’s confidentiality rules. In doing so Mr Liasi violated:
- The Institute’s Regulations on Professional Ethics as provided for in regulation 1.108, article 3(β) (ii) and (iii).
- The Statutory Auditor’s Law of 2009, articles 27(1) and (2) which incorporate the Code of Ethics issued by the International Federation of Accountants and the regulations concerning his professional status and his obligations emanating from it, in contravention of the Professional Ethics Regulations as provided for in regulation 1.107.5(1), (2) and (3) and 1.108, article 3(c).
The Disciplinary Committee ordered that Mr Liasi be fined with €1.000 and €2.000 respectively and pay costs amounting to €2.920.