The Respondent was a solicitor admitted to the Roll of Solicitors on 2 November 1992.

Respondent was a partner within the Firm’s litigation team. His main area of work included commercial litigation disputes, including those relating to financial services. The Firm was instructed by Client A, a small building firm, engaged in a contractual dispute with a client regarding work it had carried out. A hearing was listed on 21 January 2019 at which an application for Summary Judgment against Client A was to be heard.

The allegations against the Respondent centred around communications sent by the Respondent to Client A after that hearing. The Applicant’s case was that despite the Respondent being aware of the outcome of the hearing, he provided misleading information to Client A by failing to inform them of the true outcome. It was also alleged that the Respondent acted dishonestly.

The Tribunal found the allegations not proved and consequently dismissed the allegations.