David Alfonso Airoll

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

The respondent, a solicitor's clerk and book keeper at Messrs. Hughes Watton, acknowledged a shortfall of clients' funds totalling £2,291.60. The shortfall arose from a client bank account payment of £1,941.60 made payable to him against an unsupported £2,000 credit, and from two cash receipts (£150 and £200) handed to him that were never lodged in client account. The Tribunal found the allegation substantiated and made a section 43 order controlling his employment within the profession, and ordered him to pay costs of £1,315.87. No express finding of dishonesty was made.

Duties found breached:

• No improper use of client money