Folashade Mojisola Olowu

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

The Respondent, a partner (later assistant solicitor) at O S Johnson & Co, was found guilty of conduct unbefitting a solicitor and breach of Rule 32 of the Solicitors Accounts Rules 1998 following an investigation revealing accounting records not in compliance and debit balances on 113 client ledger accounts totalling £430,954.40. She did not appear and took no part in proceedings. The Tribunal imposed an indefinite suspension to protect the public, noting the door was not closed to her, and ordered her to pay 25% of costs up to 27 June 2006 and all costs thereafter, subject to detailed assessment. No dishonesty was found.

Duties found breached:

• Report serious misconduct of others

Aggravating factors:

• Serious accounting failures with debit balances on 113 client ledger accounts cumulatively amounting to £430,954.40
• Books of account not in compliance with the Solicitors Accounts Rules
• Respondent took no part in proceedings and provided no explanation

Mitigating factors:

• Respondent asserted to have played a secondary role in administration (Mr Ogunrinde was signatory on accounts)
• No client claimed any loss
• Tribunal did not intend a more serious penalty than co-partner and left door open to apply to determine suspension