Former Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) property partner Vinay Veneik has been struck off by the ­Solicitors Disciplinary ­Tribunal (SDT) following accusations that he misused client money.

Veneik was struck off at the end of last year and ordered to pay costs of £8,134.70 after the ­Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) referred him to the SDT on four ­separate allegations (The Lawyer, 13 April 2009).

Veneik was accused of failing to act in the best interests of clients in ­commercial conveyancing transactions, misusing client money, utilising client money for the benefit of other clients, and failing to comply with an undertaking.

The reason for the ­decision of the tribunal is not yet known because the ’findings and order’ ­document – the written ­submission of the tribunal – has not yet been filed with the Law Society.