Findings and sanctions of past hearings
Details of published findings and sanctions imposed by Disciplinary Tribunals since BTAS started operations on 1 February 2013 are provided here. Please note that, in line with the BTAS Publication Policy, findings will be removed from the website after 2 years, unless the finding of the Disciplinary Tribunal involves a suspension or disbarment. In these cases, the finding will be posted on the BTAS website indefinitely.
Details of findings and sanctions are published in accordance with the BTAS Publication Policy: Disciplinary Tribunals and other adjudication hearings.
In exceptional circumstances, a tribunal can require the Bar Standards Board to suspend the defendant’s practising certificate from a date determined by the tribunal and which can take immediate effect (rE227 and rE228 of the Bar Standards Board Handbook). In all other instances, the sanction described in the finding sheets attached will only come into effect after the time for appeal has expired. The date is further determined either by a decision of the Treasurer of the defendant’s Inn or the disposal of the appeal should one be made. For specific detail, please refer to the Enforcement Regulations at rE239 and rE241.
Appeals against relevant decisions of Bar Disciplinary Tribunals made before 7 January 2014 were heard by the Visitors to the Inns of Court. Since that date appeals fall under the jurisdiction of the High Court (rE236). The outcome of Visitors’ Hearings (appeals) and appeals to the High Court are also listed on this section of the website.
Using the facility below you may search by: name of barrister; date; type of hearing; sentence and section of the code.
Each set of findings is accorded a status on the following basis:
Open to Appeal: The case is within the period that a barrister can appeal the finding but no appeal has been submitted.
Appeal Pending – Sanction Stayed / Appeal Pending: The barrister has submitted an appeal, which is yet to be heard and the sanction will not be implemented until after the outcome of the appeal is known. This will be the case unless the Disciplinary Tribunal has ordered that the sanction should take effect immediately.
Final – The finding has been pronounced either after the appeal period has expired or following the result of an appeal.
New findings are posted within seven days of a decision, although it can take up to 24 hours for the finding to appear on the website following its posting (or for a finding to not show on the website following its removal).
Details of all publishable findings and sanctionss imposed by Disciplinary Tribunals from 2002 to the present date can also be found on the Bar Standards Board website by clicking here.
An alternative means of dealing with professional misconduct complaints is provided by the Determination by Consent (‘DBC’) procedure. This process is where the Professional Conduct Committee exercises its power to determine the outcome of a disciplinary case with the barrister’s consent. It is designed to provide a more speedy resolution of straightforward cases without the need for a formal Disciplinary Tribunal hearing. Further information on the procedure can be accessed here.
Details of the practising status of any barrister can be found on the Bar Standards Board website, click here for further information.
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Mon 05 Jun
- Defendant
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Jonathan Rodger
(Middle Temple)
- Type of hearing
- 3/5 Person Tribunal
- Panel members
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- Her Honour Janet Waddicor (Chair)
- Mr John Lloyd-Jones KC
- Ms Tracy Stephenson
- Ms Siobhan Heron
- Mr John Vaughan
- Ms Hayley Firman
- Finding and sentence
- Suspended for 2 Years and 6 Months. Fined £500, £2000, £500 [total £3000]. Should not be allowed to have a Pupil in the future. Costs of £7, 800 to be paid to the BSB. Fines and costs to be paid within 3 months.
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- Open to appeal
- Dates
- Friday 14 October 2022, Monday 30 - Tuesday 31 January, Monday 5 - Tuesday 6 and Wednesday 28 June 2023
- Please note that this hearing is now being held in Private.
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Tue 06 Jun
- Defendant
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Jonathan Rodger
(Middle Temple)
- Type of hearing
- 3/5 Person Tribunal
- Panel members
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- Her Honour Janet Waddicor (Chair)
- Mr John Lloyd-Jones KC
- Ms Tracy Stephenson
- Ms Siobhan Heron
- Mr John Vaughan
- Ms Hayley Firman
- Finding and sentence
- Suspended for 2 Years and 6 Months. Fined £500, £2000, £500 [total £3000]. Should not be allowed to have a Pupil in the future. Costs of £7, 800 to be paid to the BSB. Fines and costs to be paid within 3 months.
- Status
- Open to appeal
- Dates
- Friday 14 October 2022, Monday 30 - Tuesday 31 January, Monday 5 - Tuesday 6 and Wednesday 28 June 2023
- Please note that this hearing is now being held in Private.
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Wed 07 Jun
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Thu 08 Jun
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Fri 09 Jun
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Sat 10 Jun
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Sun 11 Jun
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Mon 12 Jun
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Tue 13 Jun
- Defendant
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Anthony Asquith
(Lincoln's Inn)
- Type of hearing
- 5 Person Tribunal
- Panel members
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- Her Honour Sara Staite (Chair)
- Ms Melissa West
- Mr John Vaughan
- Mr John Foy KC
- Mr Paul Ozin KC
- Status
- Convened
- Dates
- Wednesday 25 - Friday 27 May 2022, Tuesday 14 - Thursday 16 February and Tuesday 13 - Thursday 15 June 2023
- June dates cancelled - dates to be confirmed
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Wed 14 Jun
- Defendant
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Anthony Asquith
(Lincoln's Inn)
- Type of hearing
- 5 Person Tribunal
- Panel members
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- Her Honour Sara Staite (Chair)
- Ms Melissa West
- Mr John Vaughan
- Mr John Foy KC
- Mr Paul Ozin KC
- Status
- Convened
- Dates
- Wednesday 25 - Friday 27 May 2022, Tuesday 14 - Thursday 16 February and Tuesday 13 - Thursday 15 June 2023
- June dates cancelled - dates to be confirmed
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Thu 15 Jun
- Defendant
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Anthony Asquith
(Lincoln's Inn)
- Type of hearing
- 5 Person Tribunal
- Panel members
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- Her Honour Sara Staite (Chair)
- Ms Melissa West
- Mr John Vaughan
- Mr John Foy KC
- Mr Paul Ozin KC
- Status
- Convened
- Dates
- Wednesday 25 - Friday 27 May 2022, Tuesday 14 - Thursday 16 February and Tuesday 13 - Thursday 15 June 2023
- June dates cancelled - dates to be confirmed
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Fri 16 Jun
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Sat 17 Jun
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Sun 18 Jun
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Mon 19 Jun
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Tue 20 Jun
- Defendant
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Oladipo Adelaja
(Gray's Inn)
- Type of hearing
- 5 Person Tribunal
- Panel members
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- Her Honour Judith Hughes KC (Chair)
- Mr Paul Robb
- Ms Tracy Stephenson
- Mr Yusuf Solley
- Ms Ella Schulster
- Finding and sentence
- Reprimanded
- Status
- Open to appeal
- Dates
- Tuesday 20 June and Monday 31 July 2023
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Wed 21 Jun
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Thu 22 Jun
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Fri 23 Jun
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Sat 24 Jun
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Sun 25 Jun
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Mon 26 Jun
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Tue 27 Jun
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Wed 28 Jun
- Defendant
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Jonathan Rodger
(Middle Temple)
- Type of hearing
- 3/5 Person Tribunal
- Panel members
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- Her Honour Janet Waddicor (Chair)
- Mr John Lloyd-Jones KC
- Ms Tracy Stephenson
- Ms Siobhan Heron
- Mr John Vaughan
- Ms Hayley Firman
- Finding and sentence
- Suspended for 2 Years and 6 Months. Fined £500, £2000, £500 [total £3000]. Should not be allowed to have a Pupil in the future. Costs of £7, 800 to be paid to the BSB. Fines and costs to be paid within 3 months.
- Status
- Open to appeal
- Dates
- Friday 14 October 2022, Monday 30 - Tuesday 31 January, Monday 5 - Tuesday 6 and Wednesday 28 June 2023
- Please note that this hearing is now being held in Private.
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Thu 29 Jun
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Fri 30 Jun
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Sat 01 Jul
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Sun 02 Jul