Elizabeth Catherine Nedin

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

Elizabeth Nedin, a solicitor admitted in 2013, concealed a client's (Person A) complaint about her handling of estate administration matters. Over 23 days she failed to notify the Firm's COLP, sent emails to the client purporting to be from the COLP using the Firm's unusual email system, deleted incoming and outgoing emails, and sent false statements claiming the file had been reviewed. The Tribunal found all allegations proved including dishonesty under the Ivey test, finding she was motivated by self-preservation and protecting the Firm's reputation. The hearing proceeded in her absence after she ceased engagement and failed to attend a medical assessment despite raising health issues. She was struck off the Roll and ordered to pay costs of £11,400 (reduced by 50% from £22,800 due to her impecuniosity).

Duties found breached:

• Act in the client's best interests
• Honesty
• Integrity
• No baseless or threatened misconduct report
• No conflict between current clients
• Non-discriminatory acceptance and cab-rank

Aggravating factors:

• Conduct was dishonest
• Calculated and deliberate
• Repeated over a protracted period of 23 days
• Constituted a number of individual acts
• Knew conduct breached duty to protect public and reputation of profession
• Direct harm caused to Person A regarding administration of estate

Mitigating factors:

• Previous good character / unblemished regulatory record
• Demonstrated genuine insight
• Made open and frank admissions to the Firm, the Applicant and the Tribunal
• Cooperated fully once misconduct came to light