When you visit anybody in the legal profession then one expects to be entering into a professional and legal arrangement where there is a mutual respect for one another’s interests.
Now, this is not to say that one should enter into any arrangement blindly, without checking out the repercussions of such a business deal, yet there is a certain amount of honour that one expects simply to be implicit within the bond.
Unfortunately, there are people in any business, even the legal profession who will take advantage of good natured people and use this to swindle them out of their money. This was the case when a crooked Sheffield conveyancing solicitor was found to be ripping of homeowner’s through systematic cheating.
The lawyer, who worked for a leading Sheffield law firm had been a former partner within the firm and was well respected, not only in the community but in the legal circles that he frequented. However, after a client made a complaint about him, the mystery to the missing hundreds of pounds that had disappeared from his previous clients’ deals began to unravel and his scam was exposed.
The solicitor arranged house sales which included a lot of money handling, which in turn provided him with an easy option to skim some extra cash off the top of the company’s profits; this abuse of trust was made all the more serious by his level of seniority in the company, as he could have had access to much more funding, given more time to plan easy.
An internal audit revealed that, by demanding that cheques and invoices be made out to him as opposed to the firm’s name, he had been secretly pocketing money from conveyancing deals that belonged to the firm.
No clients technically lost any money because of his underhand dealings as the funds were destined to go to the firm, however the firm now has a long way to go in regaining their reputation as a top Sheffield law firm as this was still a clear case of gross misconduct with the solicitor being struck off the legal register.
If you do have any queries about the conveyancing process then it is best to compare the market of Sheffield conveyancing solicitors before deciding on one that you can trust; this is a terrible case of abuse of power, yet don’t let one story about a crooked solicitor put you off seeking legal advice from Sheffield lawyers.
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