Admitted dishonestyA former Irwin Mitchell lawyer has been struck off the roll after telling a newly qualified legal executive to lie to the other side. Kirsten Tomlinson qualified in 2010 and had worked as a senior associate at Irwin Mitchell since 2020. The legal exec did not send the email but instead reported the incident to a partner at Irwin Mitchell’s Manchester office. The tribunal found that Tomlinson had knowingly misled an unrepresented party and attempted to involve a junior colleague in her misconduct. Tomlinson was struck off the roll of solicitors and ordered to pay £1,000 in costs.