Pravin Jugdaohsingh

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

Mr Jugdaohsingh, a solicitor at RHJ Devonshire Limited, admitted two allegations of dishonesty: signing a statement of costs (Form N260) on 4 December 2019 filed with the Business and Property Court that he knew included a claim for time he had not worked (presenting Ms Khosla's work as his own Grade A fees), and giving untruthful evidence to an arbitrator on 18 October 2021 about his involvement. He admitted dishonesty; the alternative recklessness allegation fell away. The Tribunal, dealing with the matter by Agreed Outcome, found no exceptional circumstances and ordered him struck off the Roll and to pay costs of £10,650.

Duties found breached:

• Non-discriminatory acceptance and cab-rank
• Good faith and courtesy to colleagues

Aggravating factors:

• Untruthful statements made to the High Court and to an Arbitrator on material matters
• Conduct spanning two separate incidents (December 2019 and October 2021)
• Potential detriment to the Bank and KTS Legal Ltd

Mitigating factors:

• Full and frank admissions and cooperation with the SRA investigation, albeit at a late stage
• No evidence of greed or actual financial loss to anyone
• Otherwise unblemished professional character
• Context of ongoing hostile dispute with KTS Legal Ltd
• Exhaustion and difficult family circumstances at the relevant time