Claire Frances Gill

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

The SRA alleged that Carter-Ruck partner Claire Frances Gill breached the SRA Principles 2011 (integrity and public trust) by sending an April 2017 letter to Jennifer McAdam containing an improper threat of litigation while acting for Ruja Ignatova and OneCoin (later found to be a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme), said to be issued primarily to create a misleading PR message. The Tribunal granted summary dismissal in its 22 December 2025 judgment, finding the SRA's case legally flawed and unsupported by evidence: there was no triable issue, the Respondent acted professionally, sought appropriate advice and was still investigating when the letter was sent, the letter was moderate in tone and not misleading, and the 'false PR message' theory was speculative. The Tribunal also criticised prolonged delay. No misconduct and no dishonesty were found. This document addresses costs, with extensive argument over the indemnity principle, the Chorley principle and a CFA Lite (including a variation redefining 'Win' to include dismissal of the SRA's case). The text provided cuts off before the Tribunal's final costs ruling, so the costs outcome/quantum awarded is not stated.