Elizabeth Thomson

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

The Respondent, a solicitor admitted in 2003 and a partner in the residential conveyancing department of Boys & Maughan LLP, was convicted on 17 April 2023 of motoring offences arising from events on 5 November 2022: driving with excess alcohol (100mg per 100ml of breath, against a limit of 35mg), driving without due care and attention, and two offences of failing to stop after collisions with a Hyundai and a Kia. She received a 12-week suspended custodial sentence, 80 hours unpaid work, a 26-month driving disqualification, and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £145 and £80 costs to the CPS. The Tribunal found Allegations 1.1-1.3 proved (breaches of Principles 2 and 5), accepting her admissions. Allegations 1.4 and 1.5 (alleging she misled her employer and the SRA about the extent of her convictions and sentence) were found NOT proved on the balance of probabilities and were dismissed in their entirety. No express finding of dishonesty was made. She was fined £17,500 and ordered to pay £2,500 in costs.

Duties found breached:

• Proper basis for allegations

Mitigating factors:

• Respondent self-reported the conviction to the SRA on 18 April 2023
• Respondent admitted Allegations 1.1-1.3 in their entirety
• Respondent pleaded guilty to all criminal charges
• Respondent expressed remorse
• Respondent was struggling with significant work pressures, personal circumstances and a long battle with health-related issues