Darren Stapleford

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

Darren Craig Stapleford, called to the Bar by Inner Temple in November 2012, was found to have committed professional misconduct involving fraud against his grandmother, including fraudulently transferring approximately £11,000 from her bank account, fraudulently using a Barclaycard and a NatWest account in her name, withdrawing £4,240 in cash using her bank card, and using her card to pay for goods and services. The matter referenced the sentencing judge's remarks and the Court of Appeal Criminal Division's refusal of his appeal. The Respondent was neither present nor represented. He was disbarred and ordered to pay costs of £1,560 to the BSB.

Duties found breached:

• No improper use of client money