Alejandro Emilio Verdu Haro

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

Mr Haro, a solicitor and Spanish Abogado at Buckles Solicitors LLP, made misleading statements to his clients (Clients A and B) between 2017 and 2020 about the status of their claim against Anfi Sales/Resorts S.L., and in a 2017 letter to the defendant misrepresented that the claim was with the Court. He admitted the allegations and admitted dishonesty in respect of emails sent to clients from 2018 onwards. Dishonesty allegations relating to matters before 2018 (including the 2017 letter) were withdrawn. The matter was resolved by Agreed Outcome on the papers. The Tribunal found the misconduct included dishonesty that was deliberate, calculated and repeated over time, and ordered that he be struck off the Roll and pay costs of £20,000.

Duties found breached:

• Non-discriminatory acceptance and cab-rank
• Good faith and courtesy to colleagues

Aggravating factors:

• Misconduct included dishonesty
• Conduct was deliberate, calculated and repeated
• Misconduct continued over a period of time

Mitigating factors:

• Admitted the allegations in full (save dishonesty before 2018)
• Admitted dishonesty for emails from 2018 onwards
• Cooperated via Agreed Outcome