Sandra Fenwick

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

Sandra Fenwick, a probate clerk (not a solicitor), had conduct of the administration of a number of estates and mishandled estate funds in breach of the Solicitors Accounts Rules 1991, including using estate money to pay her own Barclaycard and telephone bills and using funds from one estate to pay funeral accounts of others. The Tribunal found the allegation substantiated (uncontested; she admitted matters in correspondence and did not appear) and made an order under s.43(2) controlling her employment within the profession, plus costs of £603.96. No express finding of dishonesty was recorded.

Duties found breached:

• Handle inadvertently received material
• No improper benefit, loan or bequest
• Segregate client money
• No improper use of client money
• Report serious misconduct of others