Jennifer Griffiths

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

Jennifer Griffiths, a solicitors' clerk (not a solicitor), was found to have continued accepting new immigration clients without her employer's knowledge, acted for clients without the firm's authority, and used forged firm notepaper substituting her own address. Her former solicitor employers gave evidence that she acted entirely without their consent or knowledge, contradicting her claim of authorisation. The respondent did not appear. Although she asserted she was not dishonest, the Tribunal made no express finding of dishonesty. The Tribunal substantiated the allegations and made a Section 43(2) order controlling her future employment within the profession, plus costs of £2,831.27.

Duties found breached:

• No taking unfair advantage
• Handle inadvertently received material
• Safeguard documents and limit liens

⚠ figures not found verbatim in the source were dropped: ["unverified_costs_amount=2831.27"]