Roger Davie Lowe

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

The Respondent, admitted in 2001, was convicted at Leeds Crown Court in October 2008 of supplying cocaine to a test purchase officer and sentenced to 3 years imprisonment. The Tribunal found the allegation of conduct unbefitting a solicitor substantiated (uncontested). His conduct fell seriously below the standards of probity and integrity required and was likely to diminish public trust in the profession. He was struck off the Roll and ordered to pay costs of £700.

Duties found breached:

• AML and crime-prevention compliance

Aggravating factors:

• Respondent's age and position - too old and too well qualified to be engaging in such conduct (per sentencing judge)

Mitigating factors:

• Isolated offence
• Guilty plea at relatively early stage
• Not an addict
• Under significant work-related stress
• Did not oppose being struck off and accepted seriousness of offence