David Mark Turner

Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision

David Mark Turner, a solicitor at Kitson Boyce LLP, was alleged to have provided misleading information to Client A between 21 January and 18 March 2019 by failing to inform them of the true outcome of a summary judgment hearing, in breach of Principles 2 and 6 of the SRA Principles 2011, with dishonesty alleged as an aggravating feature. The Tribunal found that while several of the Respondent's emails contained misleading statements (described as clumsy and carelessly drafted), taken in their wider context these shortcomings did not amount to a lack of integrity or a breach of Principle 6, and did not constitute professional misconduct. Applying the Ivey test, the Tribunal found the Respondent held a genuine belief that the judgment was reserved or delayed and did not act dishonestly. All allegations were dismissed. The Respondent was ordered to pay costs of £10,854.00 (the Applicant had sought £30,630.00 or alternatively £17,190.00).

⚠ figures not found verbatim in the source were dropped: ["review_dishonesty_finding_cue_present"]