Lorraine Keogh

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

Lorraine Keogh, a secretary/personal assistant at Freeman Pollard solicitors, altered a salary cheque from £100 to £1000; the bank intercepted it so the firm suffered no loss, and she was summarily dismissed. She had also falsely held herself out as a trainee and qualified solicitor. The Tribunal found the allegation substantiated and expressly found her to be a dishonest clerk, making a Section 43 order restricting her employment in the profession and ordering her to pay costs of £1,752.14. The respondent did not appear.

Duties found breached:

• No improper use of client money
• Honour professional undertakings
• Not misrepresent regulated status