The owner of a Bradford based law firm has found themselves hit with a £2,000 fine for failing to properly maintain accounts after an employee was found to have taken large sums of money from the firm.

According to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), Brendan Casey, manager of BMC Law, had reported concerns about the conduct of his employee, who was not a solicitor, in 2018 after a routine check of files. This check revealed that the rogue employee had moved client monies that...