Looking at the Sentencing Councils website his offence comes under the category of "High Culpability" as his crimes matched the following criteria:
Abuse of position of power or trust or responsibility
Fraudulent activity conducted over sustained period of time
Deliberately targeting victim on...
I couldn't help notice the disparity in the sentencing of solicitor Paul Arscott compared to that of his legal secretary who was convicted of similar offences in 2011.
Leanne Harris was a legal secretary working for Arscotts Solicitors and was sentenced to 4 years in prison for defrauding...