Albert Bargery

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

Albert Bargery, a solicitor at Parrott & Coales LLP, fabricated a Court Order dated 15 May 2018 purporting to award his client £3,075 and later provided a fabricated email purporting to chase payment, leading the client to believe litigation was being progressed when no progress had been made. Between June and August 2020 he made false/misleading representations to his then employer (Real Employment Law Advice) about the SRA investigation - that he was unaware of its substance, that he had fully replied, and that he had not seen the fabricated documents. He admitted all allegations including dishonesty. The matter was determined on the papers by way of an agreed outcome under Rule 25. The Tribunal found the admissions properly made, identified no exceptional circumstances, and struck him off the Roll, ordering costs of £10,000.

Duties found breached:

• Non-discriminatory acceptance and cab-rank
• Proper basis for allegations

Aggravating factors:

• Dishonesty at the highest level
• Conduct to the detriment of the client
• Dishonesty occurred over multiple occasions and an extended period (2018 and 2020)
• Fabrication of court documents
• Continued false representations to employer during regulatory investigation