9148-2004 - Adebowale Mofolusho Omafade

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

Duties found breached:

• No improper communication with the court
• No conflict between current clients
• Prompt accounting and return of money
• Professional indemnity insurance
• Good faith and courtesy to colleagues

Mitigating factors:

• Severe financial difficulties and personal debt
• Severe matrimonial difficulties and a young child
• Ill health caused by stress; sought help from GP
• Faced bankruptcy and possession proceedings
• Reached an agreement with the Assigned Risks Pool to pay the sum due by instalments
• Law Society had already imposed restrictions on his practising certificate
• Changes in Legal Services Commission regulations made his small practice unviable; never intended to be a sole practitioner
• Cooperative and admitted the allegations