Nosa Kings Erhunmwunsee

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

The Respondent, a Registered Foreign Lawyer, falsely registered two solicitors (Mr Iftikhar and Mrs Muhammad) as members of NKE Solicitors LLP with the SRA and Companies House, misleading them into signing forms, in order to obtain SRA approval and practise when he was not permitted to practise alone. He also made a prohibited cash withdrawal from client account. The Tribunal found all six allegations proved beyond reasonable doubt and expressly found dishonesty under the Twinsectra test. The Respondent did not appear and was struck off the Register of Foreign Lawyers with costs of £16,975.

Duties found breached:

• Not mislead the court
• No conflict between current clients
• No improper use of client money
• Not misrepresent regulated status

Aggravating factors:

• Clear and obvious motive to make false representations to enable him to practise
• Conscious decision to mislead fellow professionals
• Misconduct at the very highest level
• Failure to engage with proceedings or provide any explanation