Stephen Hourigan
JurisdictionEngland & Wales
BodyBar Tribunals & Adjudication Service (BTAS)
Professionbarrister — Middle Temple
DateWednesday 5 November 2014
Hearing5 Person Disciplinary Tribunal
AppealFinal
Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision
SanctionStrike Off
CostsGBP 300
Dishonesty foundNo
A 5-person Disciplinary Tribunal found Stephen Hourigan (called 1998) in breach for failing to pay a £1,000 fine imposed by an earlier tribunal and for failing to respond to BSB correspondence, both aggravated by previous similar failures. He was disbarred and ordered to pay £300 costs to the BSB. No dishonesty finding was made.
Duties found breached:
Aggravating factors:
- Previous failures to comply with Disciplinary Tribunal orders (8 January 2010, 23 June 2010 and 30 September 2013)
Panel
His Honour Stuart Sleeman (Chair); His Honour Nicholas Ainley; His Honour Nicholas Ainley; His Honour Nicholas Ainley
Duties engaged
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Documents
Source: https://www.tbtas.org.uk/hearings/findings-and-sentences-of-past-hearings/