Andrew George Davies

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

Andrew George Davies, a solicitor and member at Pitmans LLP, admitted making at least 227 improper withdrawals from client account between October 2009 and April 2017, resulting in a minimum cash shortage of £1,504,056.12, which he misappropriated for his own purposes. He also admitted using the client bank account as a banking facility (2013-2016). The matter proceeded by way of Agreed Outcome on the papers. The Tribunal found dishonesty was admitted/established and that there were no exceptional circumstances. He was serving a prison sentence at the time of the hearing for related matters. The Tribunal ordered he be struck off the Roll and pay £17,000 in costs. Publication of the judgment was deferred pending the conclusion of a co-defendant's criminal trial.

Duties found breached:

• Non-discriminatory acceptance and cab-rank
• No conflict between current clients

Aggravating factors:

• Dishonesty
• Large sums of money involved (minimum shortage of £1,504,056.12)
• Misappropriation over a prolonged period (2009-2017)
• At least 227 improper withdrawals
• Related criminal conviction

Mitigating factors:

• Admitted all allegations including dishonesty