Michael Griffiths

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

Michael Griffiths, a barrister called in 1993 and Head of Legal Services for Gloucestershire Police, faced four charges of professional misconduct (CD5 and rC8) arising from inappropriate sexual comments and excessive/inappropriate WhatsApp messages directed at junior female colleagues while in a position of seniority between Nov 2021 and June 2023. All four charges were proved. The Tribunal disbarred him and ordered costs of £2,880 to the BSB. No express finding of dishonesty was made.

Duties found breached:

• Good faith and courtesy to colleagues
• No conflict between current clients
• No improper communication with the court