Timothy Raggatt

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

Timothy Raggatt QC faced disciplinary charges before the Bar Tribunal arising from his conduct as prosecuting counsel in the murder trial of Conrad Jones, concerning disclosure of sensitive material and a statement made to the trial court in August 2007. Charges 2 (misconduct re disclosure obligations under para 301(a)(ii)) and 5 (misconduct re statement to the court under para 302) were found proven; the remaining alternative charges were not. The BSB expressly did not allege bad faith or dishonesty, and the tribunal made no express finding of dishonesty. The sanctions discussion focused on a reprimand and fine rather than suspension, with the Panel considering culpability, harm, totality and the Respondent's age, but the precise final sanction and costs figures are not legible in the available text.

Duties found breached:

• No baseless or threatened misconduct report

Aggravating factors:

• Conduct by a senior barrister (QC) which would more greatly dent public confidence
• Charge 5 considered as a potential aggravating factor to Charge 2

Mitigating factors:

• No previous disciplinary findings against the Respondent
• Respondent's advanced age and limited remaining opportunity to continue working
• Conduct not deliberate; BSB did not allege bad faith