Decision record
John Hunter
JurisdictionEngland & Wales
BodyBar Tribunals & Adjudication Service (BTAS)
Professionbarrister — Lincoln's Inn
Hearing5 Person Disciplinary Tribunal
Appealopen to appeal
Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision
SanctionSuspension
Suspension3 months
CostsGBP 3,000
Dishonesty foundNo
John Hunter, a barrister, admitted three charges: failing to undertake CPD in the 2023 calendar year (Charges 1 and 2), and falsely declaring to the BSB in his 2024 Authorisation to Practise that his CPD was up to date/completed when this was untrue (Charge 3, charged as acting without honesty and/or integrity). The Tribunal suspended him for 3 months with no immediate order and ordered £3,000 costs payable to the BSB.
Duties found breached:
Panel
Her Honour Sara Staite (Chair); Ms Elahe Youshani; Ms Ruth Gray; Mr Vince Cullen; Mr Mike Kelly
Duties engaged
Documents
Source: https://www.tbtas.org.uk/hearings/findings-and-sentences-of-past-hearings/