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To echo what others have said below, I am ashamed of the actions of the SRA and SDT, and although it will be of little constructive comfort just now, I hope that it will help her process these events in due course. Maybe even consider it a lucky escape from a sinking profession? And she should be proud that she had the courage to attend the SDT, without representation. She may as well have entered the lion's den wearing a meat dress.

There's a reason trainees are so called, and a reason they can't open their own firms, etc. It's because they don't yet know enough. They're under supervision. Learning the ropes. They know the theory of the law, but they don't fully understand how it works in practice. They're vulnerable to toxic firms and bullish partners.

Yes, she acted dishonestly, but she was in a vulnerable position. By whistleblowing as she did, the public have been saved from the future conduct of her former bosses. She deserves immense credit for that, and certainly could have been rehabilitated rather than strike off being the only option. I do hope that she appeals her strike off. Were that my area of practice, I would have done it for her pro bono.