Damian McCarthy

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

Damian McCarthy, called to the Bar in 1994, faced a 5-person Disciplinary Tribunal. He was found to have engaged in dishonest/discreditable conduct by sending the BSB four client care letters he falsely asserted had been sent to his lay client in compliance with the Public Access Rules, when he knew they were recent creations not sent in advance as required. He also accepted public access instructions and supplied legal services for reward in 2008 without promptly sending a compliant written communication. He was disbarred.

Duties found breached:

• No improper communication with the court
• Good faith and courtesy to colleagues