An Irwin Mitchell paralegal has been banned from legal practice without prior approval by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) after fabricating correspondence with clients and informing them that they would receive a higher compensation award than was agreed to.
An SRA adjudicator found that Simranjit Singh, who was employed in Irwin Mitchell’s Sheffield office, fabricated two emails and a faxed document, provided incorrect information to clients about settlement of their cases, failed to inform clients and a defendant about offers to settle the claims, and failed to notify the court a hearing was not needed, resulting in a wasted costs order.
