Jack Anthony Medlicott

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

Jack Anthony Medlicott, a partner at MSB Solicitors, signed two leases between 26 and 27 April 2022 falsely confirming that he had witnessed the signature of Person B, who was not present and had not signed the leases. He initially refused but agreed after the client asked for a favour. The Tribunal, dealing with the matter on the papers via an agreed outcome, found the admissions properly made, including an express finding of dishonesty under Principle 4. He was struck off the Roll and ordered to pay agreed costs of £15,000.

Duties found breached:

• Not mislead the court
• Honesty
• Integrity
• Uphold public trust in the profession

Aggravating factors:

• Deliberate misconduct in relation to two documents
• Did not correct the position until several months later
• Was initially untruthful to the Police (though corrected swiftly)
• Knew conduct was a material breach of professional obligations

Mitigating factors:

• Signing the leases was a single act
• Demonstrated remorse
• Co-operated with the SRA during investigation and proceedings
• Assisted police prosecution and testified as prosecution witness