David Kelley

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

David Kelley, a solicitor's clerk employed as a conveyancing clerk (1989-1991), was convicted in November 1993 of conspiracy to defraud (a mortgage fraud) and sentenced to 18 months imprisonment. The Law Society applied for a Section 43(2) order restricting his employment within the profession. The respondent did not attend but wrote maintaining his innocence. The Tribunal found the allegation substantiated and made the order sought, plus costs of £510.51.

Duties found breached:

• Proper basis for allegations

Aggravating factors:

• Fraud committed while working in the name of a solicitors' firm
• Received payments totalling £900 in connection with the fraud

Mitigating factors:

• Had served the custodial term imposed

⚠ figures not found verbatim in the source were dropped: ["unverified_costs_amount=510.51"]