Johanna Morris

Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision

Johanna Morris, a barrister called by Middle Temple in 2007, admitted Charge 1 of professional misconduct. On 3 January 2024, while attending Snaresbrook Crown Court as the covering prosecuting barrister in a bail application hearing, she made offensive and derogatory remarks to an attending police officer about the Complainant (from Pakistan), referring to her wanting a visa to avoid returning to her 'little goat farm' and calling her 'a fucking little goat farmer'. This breached Core Duty 5. The 5-person Disciplinary Tribunal imposed a reprimand and a £3,000 fine, and ordered costs of £3,810 payable to the BSB.

Duties found breached:

• Uphold public trust in the profession