Decision record
Dennis O'Riordan
JurisdictionEngland & Wales
BodyBar Tribunals & Adjudication Service (BTAS)
Professionbarrister — Inner Temple
DateMonday 30 September 2013
Hearing5 Person Disciplinary TribunalPanel members
AppealFinal
Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision
SanctionStrike Off
Dishonesty foundYes
Barrister Dennis O'Riordan was found to have engaged in dishonest conduct by entering or causing to be entered false educational and professional qualifications on his Chambers' website (2007-2012), his employer's website (2008), and his CV when applying to Chambers (2012). Falsely claimed Oxford BA/BCL/DPhil, Eldon Scholarship, Harvard Master's, UEA first-class LLB, attendance at Radley College, and membership of the New York and Irish Bars. He was disbarred.
Duties found breached:
Panel
His Honour Stuart Sleeman (Chair); His Honour Nicholas Ainley; 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/