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Ms Katherine Foster failed to conduct herself
in a manner as to avoid bringing disrepute upon ILEX or its members
and to avoid doubt being cast upon her own professional integrity
contrary to Section 1 of the Code of Conduct of the Institute of
Legal Executives.
The particulars of this charge were that:
An order had been made against Katherine
Foster under s43 Solicitors Act 1974 that no solicitor shall,
except in accordance with permission in writing granted by the Law
Society for such a period and subject to such conditions as the
Society may think fit to specify in the permission, employ or
remunerate with their practice as a solicitor Katherine Foster.
Ms Katherine Foster presented to Riley Langdon
solicitors a forged examination result notification stating that
she had passed the ILEX Law Paper 1 and Law Paper 2 examinations
whereas she had not passed these.
Ms Katherine Foster presented to Riley Langdon
solicitors a curriculum vitae which stated that she had obtained
the ILEX Part I and Part II membership qualifications whereas she
had not.
The second charge was that Ms Katherine Foster
failed to conduct herself in a manner as to avoid bringing
disrepute upon ILEX or its members and to avoid doubt being cast
upon her own professional integrity contrary to Section 1 of the
Code of Conduct of the Institute of Legal Executives and held
herself out to be a Legal Executive whereas she was not a Fellow
contrary to Section 2(3) of the Code of Conduct of the Institute of
Legal Executives.
The particulars of this charge were that:
Ms Katherine Foster held herself out to Riley
Langdon solicitors as being a Legal Executive whereas she was
not. The holding out was made in the information which she
allowed JDI Consulting Ltd, a recruitment agency, to publish about
her. That publication stated that Miss Foster was a legal
executive.
Riley Langdon solicitors wrote to Miss Foster
on 20 June 2003 to offer her the post of a Legal Executive.
However, Miss Foster did not inform Riley Langdon solicitors that
she was not a Fellow of ILEX and therefore was not entitled to
refer to herself as a Legal Executive.
Miss Foster held herself out to clients as
being a Legal Executive whereas she was not entitled to call
herself a Legal Executive because she was not a Fellow of
ILEX. Miss Foster in particular held herself out to be a
legal executive when writing file notes, client care letters and
witnessing a Will.
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