Decision record
Jean Attala
JurisdictionEngland & Wales
BodyBar Tribunals & Adjudication Service (BTAS)
Professionbarrister — Gray's Inn
DateThursday 21 January 2016
Hearing5 Person Disciplinary Tribunal
AppealFinal
Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision
SanctionStrike Off
Dishonesty foundYes
Jean Etienne Attala, a barrister acting as a senior executive for a firm of solicitors, acted dishonestly in the conduct of an Employment Tribunal claim between 2011 and 2013, failing to comply with ET orders (leading to strike-out) and deliberately misleading the ET, clients, union officials and his employers about the status of the proceedings. He also failed to inform the BSB that he was subject to SRA disciplinary action. The tribunal made express findings of dishonesty and disbarred him.
Duties found breached:
Panel
His Honour Judge Lawton (Chair); His Honour Nicholas Ainley; His Honour Nicholas Ainley; His Honour Nicholas Ainley
Duties engaged
Documents
Source: https://www.tbtas.org.uk/hearings/findings-and-sentences-of-past-hearings/