Leon Daniel

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

Leon Daniel, a non-practising barrister employed as a clerk by Bankside Law Limited, was disbarred in 2001 but failed to disclose this to his employers, allowing the firm to continue describing him as a non-practising barrister and to charge him out as a Grade A fee earner (rather than Grade B) on publicly funded Crown Court work, resulting in inappropriate claims on public funds. He denied his disbarment when first questioned. The Tribunal found all allegations substantiated and made a Section 43 order restricting his employment by solicitors, plus costs of £1,907.95. No express finding of dishonesty was recorded.

Duties found breached:

• Personal probity and fitness to practise
• Non-discriminatory acceptance and cab-rank
• Honour professional undertakings
• Not misrepresent regulated status

Aggravating factors:

• Denied disbarment when initially questioned by employers
• Caused inappropriate claims on public funds
• Failed to respond to Law Society correspondence and did not engage in proceedings
• Previously found guilty of four charges of professional misconduct and disbarred by the Bar Council