Peter Barnett

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

Peter Barnett, an unregistered barrister, committed fare evasion by dishonestly representing at Marylebone Station that he had travelled only one stop into and out of London between 1 April 2012 and 24 November 2014. He was convicted on 30 September 2015 of six counts of fraud by misrepresentation (Fraud Act 2006), sentenced to 16 weeks imprisonment suspended for 12 months and ordered to pay £5,892 compensation. He also failed to promptly report to the BSB that he had been charged. The Disciplinary Tribunal disbarred him.

Duties found breached:

• Prosecutorial duty of disclosure
• Uphold public trust in the profession
• Good faith and courtesy to colleagues

Aggravating factors:

• Criminal conviction for six counts of fraud by misrepresentation
• Sustained dishonest conduct over a period of over two years
• Failure to promptly report the charges to the BSB