Roland Joseph Heslop-Gill

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

Roland Joseph Heslop-Gill, a solicitor and partner at Jefferson Willan & Co, made improper and dishonest withdrawals from both client and office accounts to cover personal liabilities. He did not contest the allegations. The Tribunal found a deliberate and dishonest course of action, expressly finding dishonesty, and ordered that he be struck off the Roll and pay costs of £1,528.75.

Duties found breached:

• Honesty
• No improper use of client money
• Accounting records, reconciliation and reports

Aggravating factors:

• Repetitive and deliberate dishonest course of conduct
• Used client and office funds for personal liabilities
• Breached partners' agreement limiting drawings

Mitigating factors:

• Did not dispute the allegations and made admissions
• Retired from practice and did not intend to practise again
• Partners corrected breaches and made good losses