Frances Brough

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

Frances Brough was found to have engaged in conduct discreditable to a barrister arising from numerous criminal convictions between August 2013 and February 2014, including assault by beating, assaulting police constables in the execution of their duty, breaches of a non-molestation order, using threatening words/behaviour, and a conviction for fraud by false representation (15 months imprisonment suspended). She repeatedly failed to report these relevant convictions promptly to the BSB, failed to respond to BSB correspondence, and failed to pay a £350 fine imposed by an earlier tribunal. The tribunal imposed disbarment together with a total of 107 months of suspension. No express finding of dishonesty is recorded in the decision text despite the fraud conviction.

Duties found breached:

• Cease acting on client perjury or disobedience
• Prosecutorial duty of disclosure
• Uphold public trust in the profession
• Self-report to the regulator