George Stephen Mills

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

Duties found breached:

• No improper communication with the court
• Keep client informed and respond promptly
• Accounting records, reconciliation and reports
• No improper solicitation or touting

Aggravating factors:

• Breach of a County Court Order for a considerable period (since November 2006)
• Failure to comply with regulatory requirements undermining client protection
• Repeated failure to reply to regulatory correspondence despite numerous opportunities

Mitigating factors:

• Respondent suffered from medical problems including chronic anxiety, agoraphobia and Benzodiazepine dependence
• Tribunal had sympathy with the Respondent's medical position
• Tribunal recognised the Respondent needed time to rehabilitate himself