Anthony Giles Peter St John Kingsley

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

The Respondent, admitted 1987 and without a Practising Certificate since 4 April 2000, held himself out as a solicitor in a conveyancing transaction (Nov 2001-Mar 2002) while suspended. The Tribunal found the allegation substantiated, noting he practised uncertificated in defiance of an existing suspension order and failed to uphold required standards of integrity, probity and trustworthiness. He was struck off and ordered to pay costs of £596.50. No express finding of dishonesty was made in this decision.

Duties found breached:

• Uphold public trust in the profession
• No improper solicitation or touting

Aggravating factors:

• Practising uncertificated while under an indefinite suspension order from the Tribunal
• Disdain for orders of his own professional disciplinary tribunal
• Evasive in dealings with the Applicant
• Previous disciplinary history including 18-month suspension (2000) and indefinite suspension (2002)