N J Jones

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

Memorandum of case management hearing concerning the First Respondent (Philip Andrew Stewart Davies, believed to be in Thailand; directions made for substituted service and advertisement of the substantive hearing date) and judgment concerning the Second Respondent (Nicholas John Jones). The Second Respondent had been convicted at Mold Crown Court on 7 June 2013 of Conspiracy to Defraud (fraud on mortgage lender clients) and sentenced on 6 September 2013 to 4 years' imprisonment. By consent, the Tribunal made a direction under s.47(2)(g) prohibiting restoration of his name to the Roll except by Order of the Tribunal, based on the Certificate of Conviction. The Rule 5 Statement allegations were ordered to lie on the file. No express finding of dishonesty was made by the Tribunal; the order rested on the criminal conviction. The Applicant made no application for costs and no costs order was made.

Duties found breached:

• Proper basis for allegations
• Act in the client's best interests
• Non-discriminatory acceptance and cab-rank