Sylvia Harvey (Carr)

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

Sylvia Harvey (formerly Carr), a solicitor's clerk (not a solicitor), was convicted at Liverpool Crown Court on 9 June 1993 on her own confession of two counts relating to procuring/attempting to procure the execution of a valuable security by deception, after submitting a false statement of earnings for a mortgage and a letter falsely purporting to be from her employer. She was sentenced to four months' imprisonment on each count concurrently. The Tribunal found the allegation substantiated (uncontested; she admitted the facts and consented to the order) and made a Section 43 order controlling her employment in the profession, ordering her to pay costs of £665.

Duties found breached:

• Prosecutorial duty of disclosure

Aggravating factors:

• Serious criminal offences involving dishonesty committed whilst employed by a solicitor
• Used her position as a clerk to falsify information given to a building society for her own benefit

Mitigating factors:

• Previously of good character
• Highly thought of by employers; references spoke of high standard of work, ability and pleasant personality
• Admitted the facts and consented to the order