Jeremy Lloyd Orchard

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

Jeremy Lloyd Orchard, a sole practitioner admitted in 1986, faced nine allegations relating to persistent failures to deliver Accountant's Reports, respond to SRA correspondence, maintain adequate accounting records, carry out reconciliations, and correctly handle client money and interest. His firm was intervened into in March 2009. The Tribunal found all allegations substantiated, describing a three-year pattern of putting himself outside regulation. No dishonesty was found. To protect the public, the Tribunal suspended him from practice indefinitely from 23 June 2009 and ordered him to pay costs of £3,019.00.

Duties found breached:

• No improper communication with the court
• Segregate client money
• Accounting records, reconciliation and reports
• Account for interest on client money

Aggravating factors:

• Persistent failure to meet regulatory requirements over some three years
• Repeated failure to reply to communications from his own regulator
• Effectively put himself outside regulation so neither regulator nor public could verify proper administration or stewardship of client funds