Angela Ruth Brookwell

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

The Respondent was convicted at Manchester Crown Court on 3 November 2009 of harbouring an escaped prisoner and possessing a Class A controlled drug (heroin) with intent to supply, receiving a total of 33 months imprisonment. The Tribunal found she had been convicted of two serious offences that brought the profession into disrepute and breached Rule 1.06 SCC 2007. Her adjournment request (pending an IPCC investigation and possible appeal) was refused. The Tribunal struck her off the Roll, finding no other appropriate sanction, and ordered costs of £1,551.30. No express finding of dishonesty was made.

Duties found breached:

• No conflict between current clients

Aggravating factors:

• Two serious criminal offences resulting in 33 months imprisonment
• Conviction for possessing Class A drug (heroin) with intent to supply, with street value of about £1,000
• Adverse media publicity damaging to the profession
• Statements in her letter to the Tribunal not in line with the sentencing judge's remarks

Mitigating factors:

• Of positively good character prior to the events
• Had an unhappy personal life in the period before the events
• Had been manipulated by a client with a substantial criminal record
• Received no direct reward
• Guilty pleas in the criminal proceedings
• No previous disciplinary sanctions