Peter Sefton

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

Peter Sefton, called to the Bar by Inner Temple in November 1998, was convicted on 24 March 2014 at Craigavon Magistrates Court (Northern Ireland) of harassment of X contrary to Articles 3 and 4 of the Protection from Harassment (Northern Ireland) Order 1997. He received a 3-month sentence suspended for 2 years, was ordered to pay £3,000 compensation, and a restraining order was imposed. The tribunal found this conduct was likely to diminish public trust and confidence in him and the profession (breach of Core Duties 5 and 9). He also failed to report his conviction (rC65.2) and the finding of the Disciplinary Committee of the Bar of Northern Ireland (rC65.3) to the BSB promptly or at all. A 3-person Disciplinary Tribunal imposed a 3-month suspension and a £400 fine on 10 February 2016. No express finding of dishonesty was recorded.

Duties found breached:

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