Julio Perez

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

Julio Perez, an unadmitted billing co-ordinator employed by M LLP for about 10 years, sent numerous racist, sexist and wholly inappropriate emails using the firm's email system to colleagues and his girlfriend during 2008-2009. He resigned in December 2009 during a disciplinary investigation. The Tribunal found both allegations proved beyond reasonable doubt and made a Section 43 Order restricting his employment in legal practice without SRA permission. No dishonesty was alleged or found. He was ordered to pay costs of £5,000.

Duties found breached:

• No unlawful discrimination or harassment
• Not misrepresent regulated status