Decision record
Rabi Sukul
JurisdictionEngland & Wales
BodyBar Tribunals & Adjudication Service (BTAS)
Professionbarrister — Lincoln's Inn
DateMonday 24 November 2014
Hearing5 Person Disciplinary Tribunal
Appealappeal dismissed
Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision
SanctionStrike Off
Suspension9 months
Dishonesty foundNo
Barrister Rabi Sukul created a false application to appeal against conviction, knowing it was false, to mislead his former client L into believing he had grounds to appeal. He also recklessly misled the Court of Appeal into believing the document and grounds were genuine. On Charge 1 he was disbarred; on Charge 2 he was suspended for 9 months. Decision open to appeal.
Duties found breached:
Panel
His Honour Nicholas Ainley (Chair); His Honour Nicholas Ainley (Chair); His Honour Nicholas Ainley (Chair); Mrs Sara Carnegie nee Worrall; His Honour Nicholas Ainley (Chair)
Duties engaged
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Documents
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