Lynn Diane Cornthwaite
JurisdictionEngland & Wales
BodySolicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT)
Professionsolicitor
Case number9872/2008
Date01/01/2008
OutcomeStrike off
Allegation / charges
Breaches, Client Money, Delays, Failures, Solicitors' Accounts Rules, Others
Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision
SanctionStrike Off
Dishonesty foundYes
Duties found breached:
- Proper basis for allegations
- No improper communication with the court
- No taking unfair advantage
- Not mislead third parties or opponents
- Act in the client's best interests
- Advise on alternatives, settlement and outcome
- No conflict between current clients
- Handle inadvertently received material
- No improper benefit, loan or bequest
- No improper use of client money
- Prompt accounting and return of money
- Accounting records, reconciliation and reports
- Hold a current practising certificate
- Cooperate openly with regulators
- No baseless or threatened misconduct report
Duties engaged
- Proper basis for allegations
- No improper communication with the court
- Honesty
- No taking unfair advantage
- Not mislead third parties or opponents
- Uphold public trust in the profession
- Act in the client's best interests
- Advise on alternatives, settlement and outcome
- No conflict between current clients
- Handle inadvertently received material
- No improper benefit, loan or bequest
- No improper use of client money
- Prompt accounting and return of money
- Accounting records, reconciliation and reports
- Hold a current practising certificate
- Cooperate openly with regulators
- No baseless or threatened misconduct report