Isidore Rynhold

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

Isidore Rynhold, a conveyancing clerk (not a solicitor) employed by Messrs Mendozas, was convicted at Southwark Crown Court in September 1992 of conspiracy, obtaining by deception and procuring the execution of a valuable security by deception, and sentenced to nine months' imprisonment, reduced on appeal to four months. The Law Society applied for a section 43 order. The Tribunal found the allegation substantiated and, having no discretion as to sanction, made the section 43 order restricting his employment within the solicitors' profession. Owing to the exceptional circumstances, the great delay, and the respondent's age, no order for costs was made.

Duties found breached:

• Proper basis for allegations

Mitigating factors:

• Very great delay between conviction and disciplinary proceedings
• Advanced age of the respondent (68)
• Poor health; had not worked since release from prison and had no desire to return to legal practice
• Received no financial benefit and acted on instructions of his principal