Disciplinary Record - Susan Le Riche

Decision - Employee-related decision

Outcome: Approval of employment (section 43)

Outcome date: 6 July 2021

Published date: 9 July 2021

Firm details

Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome

Name: Beviss & Beckingsale LLP

Address(es): Law Chambers, Silver Street, Axminster EX13 5AH

Firm ID: 641024

Outcome details

This outcome was reached by SRA decision.

Decision details

To make an order pursuant to section 43 that with effect from the date of the letter or email notifying Ms Le Riche of Ottery St Mary, Devon of this decision:

1. no solicitor shall employ or remunerate her in connection with his/her practice as a solicitor;
2. no employee of a solicitor shall employ or remunerate her in connection with the solicitor's practice;
3. no recognised body shall employ or remunerate her;
4. no manager or employee of a recognised body shall employ or remunerate her in connection with the business of that body;
5. no recognised body or manager or employee of such a body shall permit her to be a manager of the body; and
6. no recognised body or manager or employee of such a body shall permit her to have an interest in the body

except in accordance with the SRA’s permission.

Reasons/basis

From 30 April 2018 to 25 June 2020, Susan Le Riche (also known as Susan Borkowski) was employed as the practice manager at Beviss & Beckingsale LLP.

Between October 2019 and March 2020, on six separate occasions Ms Le Riche completed the firm’s monthly salary payment instruction to the bank incorrectly by increasing her own monthly salary payment. This resulted in the firm paying her a total of over £8,200 more than she was entitled to.

In June 2020, Ms Le Riche completed the firm’s monthly salary payment instruction to the bank incorrectly by increasing her own monthly salary payment, thereby attempted to increase her own monthly salary payment by £3,000.

She was found to have acted dishonestly in respect of the above conduct