Michael Roberts

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

Michael Roberts, called to the Bar by Lincoln's Inn in July 1978, was found by a 5-person Disciplinary Tribunal on 28 October 2016 to have committed, between 31 December 2007 and 26 July 2012, criminal offences of cheating the public revenue and making a false statutory declaration. He pleaded guilty on 15 October 2014 and was sentenced to a total of three years' imprisonment. The conduct was dishonest or otherwise discreditable, prejudicial to the administration of justice, and likely to diminish public confidence in the profession, contrary to paragraph 301 of the Code of Conduct. He was disbarred.

Duties found breached:

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