Carolyn Nicholas

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

Carolyn Nicholas, a non-solicitor employed as a clerk/litigation officer by a group solicitor of Read Executive plc, was convicted on indictment (on her own confession) of theft committed during her employment and sentenced to nine months' imprisonment at Kingston Crown Court. The Law Society applied for a Section 43 order. The respondent did not attend but admitted the matter by letter and accepted the order. The Tribunal found the allegation substantiated and made the order sought from 17 January 1996, ordering her to pay fixed costs of £423.00.

Duties found breached:

• Honesty