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The organisation which regulates solicitors will not be taking any action against a Coventry-based solicitor who is alleged to have dumped his girlfriend by pretending he had died.

The identity of the ‘mystery’ lawyer has not been revealed but the circumstances were outlined by the Roll On Friday website, which offers a tongue-in-cheek take on the legal world each week.

The unnamed solicitor was reported to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) by the mother of the girlfriend he is alleged to have dumped by having a family member text her to say he had died.

The truth was ultimately revealed after the lawyer’s former girlfriend tried to attend his funeral.

Roll on Friday said: “The Coventry-based lawyer dated the woman in 2013.

“But one night she received a text from his mobile phone purporting to be written by another member of his family.

“It conveyed the shocking news that after a very short illness he had died suddenly.

“In subsequent text conversations the ‘family member’ reluctantly provided details of the funeral, explaining that it was taking place a considerable distance away.

“Unperturbed, the grieving woman made the journey to the service, only to discover that staff had no idea what she was talking about.”

Roll on Friday went on to explain how the lawyer was exposed when the woman’s suspicious mother contacted his employer and discovered he was not dead and still working for them.

She subsequently reported him to the police, and to the SRA for “bringing his trusted profession into disrepute”.

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But the SRA said there would be no action against the solicitor regarding the allegation.

An SRA spokesman told the Telegraph: “Other than in certain circumstances, we can only discuss complaints that have led to formal action.

“There has been no such formal action taken against the solicitor mentioned to us for such a complaint.

“When assessing complaints about solicitors, we look at the evidence available to us, and the risk any such alleged misconduct poses to interests of clients if repeated.”