A junior solicitor who lost her license to practice law after losing a briefcase containing Solicitors Regulation Authority documents has launched a last-minute U.K. high court appeal against her conviction.
Claire Matthews, formerly of Capsticks, was barred from the industry and ordered to pay £10,000 in costs after losing the documents that related to a case by the firm’s client, the SRA. She is appealing the her conviction, aided by pro bono representation from Leigh Day and barristers at Deans Court Chambers.
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