Peter Wareing

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

Peter Wareing, a barrister called in 2004 but of less than three years' standing in practice and a sole practitioner, admitted (after initially denying) charges of professional misconduct contrary to Core Duty 10 and rS20. He failed to have a 'qualified person' readily available to provide guidance while acting for a lay client in Chave v Wells & Anor (around 7 July 2015) and for members of the Metro Inns group (June 2016–February 2017). The Tribunal found aggravating factors. No express finding of dishonesty was made. The sanction is not stated in the provided text.

Duties found breached:

• Firm governance, systems and compliance
• Hold a current practising certificate

Aggravating factors:

• Tribunal identified aggravating factors (specific factors not fully set out in the provided text)

Mitigating factors:

• Respondent was aware of the need to provide a qualified person and did so when at Church Court and then at Cotswold Chambers