Overview
- He told Reed Smith on 22 September 2023 that his cancer had returned, then gave shifting accounts of surgery, preventative treatment and stopping therapy.
- On 19 October 2023 he submitted a report claiming spine cancer and radiotherapy, which HR flagged for misspellings, an incorrect licence number and formatting errors.
- The doctor named on the document confirmed he had not authored it and had previously found no evidence of disease during a fitness assessment.
- He admitted dishonesty at an internal meeting in mid‑November 2023 and was suspended before being referred to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.
- The SDT found multiple, escalating acts of dishonesty, struck him off the roll and ordered him to pay £22,000 in costs.