The appellant's six-year period of disqualification from being a company director was too long in light of the fact that his co-accused, who had played a greater role in an offence of procuring the execution of a valuable security by deception, received the same disqualification period. Accordingly, the appellant's disqualification period was reduced to three years.

CA (Crim Div) (Auld LJ, Wright J, Judge Mellor)

01/11/1999