David Richards

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

David Richards, a barrister called in 1981, was found to have failed to report bankruptcy proceedings and a bankruptcy order to the BSB, failed to co-operate with the Official Receiver, failed to submit to his public examination, and repeatedly failed to respond to BSB requests for information. The Disciplinary Tribunal disbarred him. No express finding of dishonesty was made.

Duties found breached:

• No improper questioning of witnesses
• No improper communication with the court
• Self-report to the regulator
• No baseless or threatened misconduct report