Amanda Marie Lennon

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

Amanda Marie Lennon, an associate solicitor at Ascent Performance Group Limited, admitted all allegations including dishonesty. She had lied to the court about an advocate being ill when none was booked, fabricated two attendance notes purportedly from advocacy provider LPC, and misled a banking client (Client A) about the progress and outcomes of six litigation matters, falsely telling the client that judgments had been obtained when claims had been struck out or not progressed, over a period of about three years. The Tribunal found her culpability high and approved the agreed outcome that she be struck off the Roll and pay costs of £2,000.

Duties found breached:

• Not mislead the court
• Honesty
• No improper use of client money
• Good faith and courtesy to colleagues

Aggravating factors:

• Repeated dishonest conduct over a period of some three years
• Deliberate, calculated and repeated misconduct
• Concealment of wrongdoing through fabricated emails and attendance notes
• Knew or ought to have known conduct breached obligations to protect the public and reputation of profession
• Significant breach of trust placed in her by the client
• Conduct resulted in at least five of Client A's claims being struck out

Mitigating factors:

• Cooperated with the SRA investigation
• Made admissions to all allegations at the earliest opportunity
• Mental health suffered whilst at the firm
• Does not intend to practise as a solicitor again