Terence Symmonds

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

Terence Symmonds, called to the Bar by Inner Temple in November 2001, faced disciplinary charges before a Bar Disciplinary Tribunal (case PC2019/0055/D5). The proceedings were based on prior findings of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (dated 6 January) against him, which included that client funds belonging to Mrs W were withdrawn from an account in which they should have been retained, and his subsequent striking off the Roll of Solicitors. The hearing originally listed for 19 March was adjourned due to the pandemic and the adjourned hearing on 2 October 2020 proceeded via Zoom in the Respondent's absence; the Panel found he had voluntarily absented himself. The evidence was entirely paper-based. The Panel found both charges proven and unanimously concluded that Charge 1 required disbarment.

Duties found breached:

• No baseless or threatened misconduct report