Simon James Shaw

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

Simon James Shaw, an unadmitted person, obtained employment as an assistant solicitor at DWF Solicitors by falsely holding himself out as a solicitor, which he was not and never had been, maintaining the deception throughout employment until dismissed. The Tribunal found the allegation of misleading/deceitful conduct substantiated and made a Section 43 order restricting his employment by solicitors without Law Society permission, plus costs of £2,470.69. No express finding of dishonesty was recorded.

Duties found breached:

• Honesty
• No taking unfair advantage
• No improper solicitation or touting

Aggravating factors:

• Intentionally gave a false impression of being a solicitor
• Continued the deception throughout his employment
• Prior history of telling untruths to clients and his former firm as a trainee