UK lawyer suspended after client used firm as bank

William Osmond, owner of Osmond Solicitors Ltd, is not allowed to practise as a solicitor for 12 months, from 25 February, after admitting that between 12 May 2014 and 3 October 2017, he had allowed the firm's client account to be "used as a banking facility for no other reason than the convenience of a client".

William Osmond, owner of Osmond Solicitors Ltd, is not allowed to practise as a solicitor for 12 months, from 25 February [2025], after admitting that between 12 May 2014 and 3 October 2017, he had allowed the firm's client account to be "used as a banking facility for no other reason than the convenience of a client".