The man was in custody with restrictions when a relative asked the lawyer whether she could provide login details for his social media accounts to stop a "drive".
The lawyer received the login details from the man and gave them to the relative; the accounts were deleted a few days later.
According to the Supreme Court, the conduct constitutes such a serious violation that it should normally lead to disbarment. Taking into account that it was not done on behalf of the client, that it was a one-off mistake, and that the lawyer had worked for a long time without previous complaints, the court considered that in this case it should be limited to a warning and the highest possible fine.
