The Respondent was admitted to the Roll of Solicitors on 15 October 2019. The Respondent was employed as a Junior Solicitor in the Firm’s Civil Litigation Department between 2 January 2020 and 4 June 2021. Concerns regarding the Respondent’s conduct came to light after she had left the Firm and related to two separate matters on behalf of Client A and Client B.

An SRA investigation concluded that, whilst conducting Client A’s matter, the Respondent failed to carry out actions which she had represented as having been completed, and provided false information to Client A over a sustained period. It was further alleged that the Respondent issued an invoice to Client A containing information which she knew, or ought to have known, was false.

In December 2019, Client B instructed the Firm in relation to a debt recovery matter. The Respondent assumed conduct of the file in March 2020. The SRA investigation identified similar concerns: namely, that the Respondent failed to carry out actions she had stated were completed, and provided false information to both Client B and her supervising colleague at the Firm, David Cammack.

The Tribunal found both Allegation 1.1 and Allegation 1.2 not proved. Allegation 1.3 was dismissed following a submission of no case to answer on behalf of the Respondent.