Tokunbo Okunola

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

The respondent, a solicitor admitted in 1996, was convicted of attempted murder of his former wife at the Central Criminal Court in July 2003 and sentenced to life imprisonment. The Tribunal found the conviction amounted to conduct unbefitting a solicitor that adversely affected the profession's reputation. The earlier 1977 murder conviction was not taken into account as the respondent was admitted after it. He was struck off the Roll and ordered to pay costs of £822.71.

Aggravating factors:

• Extremely serious criminal offence
• Judge's finding that respondent presents an immediate and grave danger to the public