Robert Anthony Parry

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

Robert Anthony Parry, a solicitor, obtained loans exceeding £252,000 from a bank by making a series of misrepresentations, involving forged undertakings purportedly signed by his partners, and misused the funds to purchase properties privately. He admitted all allegations, including dishonesty. The Tribunal applied the Twinsectra combined test and found dishonesty proved, ordering him struck off the Roll and to pay costs of £5,748.06.

Duties found breached:

• No taking unfair advantage
• No conflict between current clients
• No baseless or threatened misconduct report
• Good faith and courtesy to colleagues

Aggravating factors:

• Repetitive conduct spanning multiple firms (Heatons and Clarke Willmott)
• Series of deliberate lies and misrepresentations to obtain loans totalling over £252,000
• Forged signatures on undertakings (partners MDF and DS)
• Misused monies obtained by misrepresentation to purchase properties privately
• Refused to provide explanation to the SRA

Mitigating factors:

• Admitted all allegations including dishonesty
• Expressed genuine regret and apologised
• Suffered stress and depression; family affected
• Resigned and ceased practising as a solicitor since November 2007
• Agreed to be struck off and not seek restoration
• Claimed no client monies were ever at risk