Clyde Stevens

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

Clyde Stevens, an unregistered barrister called in 1978, was convicted at Crown Court of a grave sexual offence (November 2015) and sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment. Charge 1 (conviction engaging CD5 and rC8) was proved by certificate of conviction; charges 2 and 3 concerned his failure to report being charged and convicted to the BSB. The 5-person Tribunal, proceeding in his absence (he was represented by his wife), found all three charges proved. For charge 1 he was disbarred; no separate penalty for charges 2 and 3. No express finding of dishonesty was made.

Duties found breached:

• Integrity
• Uphold public trust in the profession
• Self-report to the regulator

Aggravating factors:

• Undermining of the profession in the eyes of the public

Mitigating factors:

• No previous disciplinary findings
• Previous good character
• Contribution to society through work in the magistrates' court
• Offences occurred outside the Respondent's professional practice