Douglas Kihiko Wamburu
JurisdictionEngland & Wales
BodySolicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT)
Professionsolicitor
Case number12458/2023
Date26/07/2023
OutcomeSuspend - Fixed Period
Allegation / charges
Breaches, Failures
Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision
SanctionSuspension
Suspension18 months
CostsGBP 18,000
Dishonesty foundNo
Duties found breached:
- Proper basis for allegations
- Accounting records, reconciliation and reports
- Orderly wind-down and contingency cover
- Cooperate openly with regulators
- Not misrepresent regulated status
Aggravating factors:
- Manifest incompetence alleged as an aggravating factor across all allegations
Mitigating factors:
- Admitted all allegations
- Matter resolved by agreed outcome
- Reduced costs figure reflecting respondent's means
Duties engaged
- Proper basis for allegations
- No bribery or improper gifts
- Personal probity and fitness to practise
- Uphold public trust in the profession
- No unlawful discrimination or harassment
- Act in the client's best interests
- Advise objectively, not a mere conduit
- Accounting records, reconciliation and reports
- Competence
- Orderly wind-down and contingency cover
- Cooperate openly with regulators
- Self-report to the regulator
- Not misrepresent regulated status