Babita Attra

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

The Respondent, a solicitor at Carson Kaye Solicitors doing criminal Legal Aid work, was convicted at Inner London Crown Court on 22 January 2020 of conspiracy to defraud, concealing/disguising/converting/transferring/removing criminal property, and making a false instrument with intent it be accepted as genuine (conduct between March 2016 and February 2017). She received a suspended term of imprisonment. The SRA relied on the conviction as proof. The matter was dealt with on the papers by an Agreed Outcome, in which the Respondent admitted the allegation in full and agreed to be struck off. The Tribunal found her admissions properly made, found the matter so serious that strike-off was appropriate, and found no exceptional circumstances. She was struck off and ordered to pay costs.

Duties found breached:

• Non-discriminatory acceptance and cab-rank

Aggravating factors:

• Conduct based on a criminal conviction for a serious offence of dishonesty resulting in a suspended term of imprisonment

Mitigating factors:

• Respondent was of limited means