Decision record
Frankie Tan
JurisdictionEngland & Wales
BodyBar Tribunals & Adjudication Service (BTAS)
Professionbarrister — Lincoln's Inn
DateTuesday 12 November 2013
Hearing5 Person Disciplinary Tribunal
AppealFinal
Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision
SanctionStrike Off
Dishonesty foundYes
Frankie Tan Lyn Seang was struck off the Roll of Advocates and Solicitors of the High Court of Malaya in November 2010 after the Malaysian Advocates and Solicitors Disciplinary Board found him guilty of acting dishonestly and fraudulently by witnessing and attesting a vendor's signature knowing it was a forgery. This conduct was found to be dishonest or discreditable to a barrister contrary to paragraph 301(a)(i) of the Code of Conduct. The Disciplinary Tribunal disbarred him.
Duties found breached:
Panel
His Honour Stuart Sleeman (Chair); His Honour Nicholas Ainley; His Honour Nicholas Ainley; His Honour Nicholas Ainley; His Honour Nicholas Ainley
Duties engaged
Documents
Source: https://www.tbtas.org.uk/hearings/findings-and-sentences-of-past-hearings/