The Tribunal found all allegations proved including that his conduct had been dishonest as alleged, save that the Tribunal did not find that Mr Crosby’s conduct was in breach of Paragraphs 3.2 and 3.3 of the SRA Code of Conduct for Firms, as this matter had not been particularised by the Applicant in its Rule 12 Statement. Given those findings, the Tribunal determined that the only appropriate and proportionate sanction, absent exceptional circumstances, was to strike Mr Crosby off the Roll of Solicitors.