Katrina McCarthy

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

Katrina McCarthy, a barrister called in 2004, practised and appeared before Hammersmith County Court without a valid practising certificate between October 2014 and March 2015, knowingly exercising a right of audience she was not entitled to. She knowingly misled a District Judge by falsely claiming she was appearing as an instructed barrister and could provide a valid practising certificate. She also failed to report her misconduct to the BSB and failed to cooperate with its investigation. The 5-person Disciplinary Tribunal disbarred her and fined her £2,400.

Duties found breached:

• Not mislead the court
• No improper communication with the court
• Act only on proper, lawful instructions
• Hold a current practising certificate
• Report serious misconduct of others