Boon Low

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

Boon Low, formerly sole principal of Danny Low & Associates (closed 9 February 2010), was found to have committed three breaches: policy default by failing to pay the £7,399.43 ARP indemnity insurance premium for 2009/2010 (first payment due 19 December 2009), failure to fulfil an undertaking given to WS & Co on 8 October 2009 to pay costs up to £2,800 plus VAT, and failure to respond to SRA enquiries in an open, prompt and cooperative way. The Respondent did not attend and was not represented; service was effected by advertisement in the Law Society Gazette. He had two prior Tribunal appearances (a £1,500 fine in 2008 and a six-month suspension in 2009). No express finding of dishonesty was made in this decision. The Tribunal struck him off the Roll and ordered costs of £4,000 (reduced from £5,092.28 claimed), not enforceable without leave of the Tribunal.

Duties found breached:

• Professional indemnity insurance
• Honour professional undertakings
• Good faith and courtesy to colleagues

Aggravating factors:

• Persistent failure to correct matters brought to his attention by his regulator
• An untruth to his regulator (noted at prior proceedings) ranging wider than the earlier Tribunal had been aware
• Two previous disciplinary appearances; had not learned from earlier appearances
• Conduct continued (unfulfilled undertaking, non-payment, failure to cooperate) after his second Tribunal appearance
• Left the profession to bear the burden of the unpaid premium and damaged the reputation of the profession