Warren Paul Green

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

The respondent, admitted in 1990 and employed by the Crown Prosecution Service, was convicted of the murder of his wife at Liverpool Crown Court on 16 March 1993 and sentenced to life imprisonment. He admitted the allegation of conduct unbefitting a solicitor. The Tribunal refused his application for a private hearing and ordered him struck off the Roll and to pay costs of £856.05. No express finding of dishonesty was made.

Duties found breached:

• Personal probity and fitness to practise
• Uphold public trust in the profession

Aggravating factors:

• Murder of a very grave kind, probably prompted by sex and money
• Committed with a chilling degree of control and concentration
• Took determined and sophisticated steps to mislead the police, including maligning his dead wife as a criminal/drugs dealer
• Attempted to point the finger of guilt at another person

Mitigating factors:

• Accepted the allegation and did not seek to go behind the conviction
• Apparent contrition and sincere apologies
• Worked conscientiously to qualify and worked hard after qualification
• The crime had no links with the solicitors' profession