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Anthony David Willis

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
BodySolicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT)
Professionsolicitor
Case number10261/2009
Date01/01/2009
OutcomeSuspend - Indefinite

Allegation / charges

Breaches, Failures, Solicitors' Accounts Rules

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

SanctionSuspension
CostsGBP 2,000
Dishonesty foundNo

Duties found breached:

Aggravating factors:

  • Repeated conduct previously found substantiated by the Tribunal on 26 February 2008 (catalogue of failures)
  • Failure to comply with multiple Adjudicator decisions and client compensation orders
  • Persistent failure to respond to LCS and SRA correspondence

Mitigating factors:

  • Severely constrained financial circumstances; no income apart from benefits
  • Unable to work for over a year
  • Acknowledged the undertaking and expressed willingness to pay when able
  • No allegation or finding of dishonesty

Duties engaged

Documents

Source: https://solicitorstribunal.org.uk/case/10261/