ABSTRACT
This chapter is intended to act as a guide to what happens when an architect is faced with disciplinary proceedings brought under one of the codes of professional conduct that govern the practice of an architect and to provide some general guidance on how to deal with such proceedings. Disciplinary proceedings normally start because someone has made a complaint about an architect. The terms of the professional indemnity insurance might require the architect not to make any admission or offer to settle a complaint without insurers’ approval. A decision that an architect has a case to answer only means that there is evidence to support allegations that would, if proved to be true, support a finding of unacceptable professional conduct or serious professional incompetence. An architect who pleads guilty or has been found guilty will be allowed to make a plea in mitigation.
