Lauren Marie Boyd

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

The Complainant retained the Respondent in 2006 to pursue a personal injury claim arising from a motor vehicle accident. Despite obtaining a police report and medical report by September 2006, the Respondent never submitted a claim to the insurer or filed in court, allowing the six-year limitation period to expire. The Respondent blamed the Complainant for not obtaining a further medical report, but the panel found she should have submitted the claim with materials in her possession. The panel found the Respondent guilty of professional misconduct for breaches of Canons 4(r), 4(s) and 1(b). Sanction was deferred pending a mitigation hearing.

Duties found breached:

• Uphold public trust in the profession
• Handle inadvertently received material