Anurag Mohindru KC

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

Mr Anurag Mohindru KC faced two charges of professional misconduct arising from a 2012 tenancy application to 23 Essex Street chambers. Charge 1 alleged he knowingly misled the chambers by asserting he had studied biomedical science/medicine at Oxford University. Charge 2 alleged he claimed to hold a qualification as a medical doctor. Charge 2 was dismissed as the only evidence (from Mr Jobling) was uncorroborated and over 12 years old. Charge 1 was found proved: the Tribunal found, supported by uncontested digital forensic expert evidence, that the CV containing a false "Medicine Oxford University 1993/1994" entry was sent by Mr Mohindru himself and that he had also orally claimed an Oxford cricketing Blue. The lie was found to be reckless and dishonest, repeated orally and in writing. The starting point for dishonesty was disbarment, and no exceptional circumstances relating to the dishonesty existed. He was disbarred and suspended pending appeal, and ordered to pay costs of £54,780.

Duties found breached:

• Good faith and courtesy to colleagues

Aggravating factors:

• The lie was perpetrated twice over a few days, once orally and once in a written CV, with one lie supporting the other
• The defence run alleged far more serious dishonesty against unknown others and one named person
• The dishonesty was not trivial

Mitigating factors:

• Significant passage of time since the conduct (delay not attributable to the respondent)
• Exemplary professional conduct throughout his career since the events
• Strong character evidence from eminent witnesses
• Successful career, took silk in 2020