Karl Storm JAMESON

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

Solicitor Karl Storm Jameson, admitted 1992, fabricated a letter and relied on it in affidavits and a defence/counterclaim in Supreme Court civil proceedings while director of a defendant company. He pleaded guilty and was convicted of fabricating evidence in the District Court, sentenced to 12 months imprisonment suspended after three months. The Tribunal found the charge established, found dishonesty, and ordered his name removed from the Local Roll and that he pay the applicant's costs.

Duties found breached:

• Proper basis for allegations

Aggravating factors:

• Conduct struck at the heart of a reputable practitioner's commitment
• Criminal conviction for fabricating evidence

Mitigating factors:

• Pleaded guilty to the criminal charge
• Did not oppose the strike-off order