Gary Robert Williams

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

Gary Robert Williams, a partner at Osborne Morris and Morgan, admitted that between 2017 and 2019 he misled his client's Litigation Friend that a Pre-Action Protocol Letter had been sent in a clinical negligence claim when he knew it had not, and that between 2014 and May 2019 he delayed and failed to adequately progress the client's claim. He admitted his conduct was dishonest. The matter proceeded by agreed facts and proposed outcome of striking off, with costs of £5,175.

Duties found breached:

• Act in the client's best interests
• Integrity
• No conflict between current clients
• Non-discriminatory acceptance and cab-rank

Aggravating factors:

• Dishonesty sustained over a period of several years
• Conduct potentially adversely affected the client's case (likely costs deductions if successful)
• Negative emotional impact on the client and Litigation Friend

Mitigating factors:

• Suffering from stress and depression during the relevant period
• Difficulty managing caseload and coping with emotional demands of the work
• Self-reported his conduct to the firm
• Remorse and admissions