Flora Muir

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

Flora Muir, an assistant solicitor, was found to have acted without integrity by creating three backdated letters for a client on 27 January 2009 purporting they had been written and sent earlier, and to have failed to deal with the SRA promptly and co-operatively. A second allegation of overstating billing figures was not found proved to the criminal standard. No express finding of dishonesty was made (the charge was framed as lack of integrity). The Respondent did not attend; her adjournment application was refused. Given her health difficulties, the Tribunal imposed an indefinite suspension, recommending it not be lifted until she filed an appropriate medical report, and ordered costs of £15,436.04.

Duties found breached:

• No conflict between current clients

Mitigating factors:

• Respondent's ongoing health difficulties which affected her ability to practise
• No previous disciplinary matters