Nigel Raymond Jordan

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

Nigel Raymond Jordan, a sole practitioner admitted in 1980, was found guilty of conduct unbefitting a solicitor on five allegations: abandoning his practice, practising without professional indemnity insurance, failing to deliver an Accountant's Report, failing to respond to Law Society correspondence, and improperly handling a suspicious £10,000 cash conveyancing transaction. The Applicant expressly did not allege dishonesty. The Tribunal found all allegations substantiated, held his conduct fell far below required standards of integrity, and struck him off the Roll, ordering costs of £1,955.88. The Respondent did not appear.

Duties found breached:

• No improper communication with the court
• Honesty
• Accounting records, reconciliation and reports
• Professional indemnity insurance
• Orderly wind-down and contingency cover

Aggravating factors:

• Caused confusion and chaos for clients and other solicitors unable to contact him
• Compensation fund paid out £37,893.64 with further claims outstanding
• Ignored Law Society warnings about fraud and money laundering in suspicious cash conveyancing transaction
• Failed to respond to regulatory body