Peter Sefton

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

Peter Sefton, a barrister, was convicted on 24 March 2014 at Craigavon Magistrates Court of harassment, receiving a 3-month suspended sentence, £3,000 compensation and a restraining order. He engaged in conduct likely to diminish public trust (CD5) and failed to report both his conviction (rC65.2) and the finding of the Disciplinary Committee of the Bar of Northern Ireland (rC65.3) to the BSB. The tribunal imposed a 3-month suspension and a £400 fine. No express finding of dishonesty was made.

Duties found breached:

• Uphold public trust in the profession
• Self-report to the regulator
• Report serious misconduct of others