Mr Armstrong stated on his LinkedIn: “Unfortunately, I found myself increasingly uncomfortable with the current and future strategies of the society, and separately with certain decisions with which I cannot in all conscience agree or wish to be associated”.

Mr Armstrong is managing director of Armstrong Solicitors and was the current chair of the Law Society’s conveyancing and property committee and a member of the professional liability and non-contentious business committees.

Mr David Lavery remains chief executive of the Law Society having apologised for his “serious error in judgement”. The Law Society had opened its own internal process into his actions, but now considers the matter closed.

Despite this Mr Lavery faces calls to resign his position from various quarters. Nicola Bannon, one of the victims of William Lloyd-Laverty, told BBC’s Good Morning Ulster, “if I was in a similar position, I would resign” and questioned whether he was the right person to be leading an institution of such importance as the Law Society. Paul Frew, chair of the Northern Ireland Assembly’s committee for justice told Radio Ulster that Mr Lavery should consider his position.

The Law Society issued a statement acknowledging “the concern that this has caused”, but will make no further comment on their internal process due to the confidential nature of the matter.