Decision record
Michael Roberts
JurisdictionEngland & Wales
BodyBar Tribunals & Adjudication Service (BTAS)
Professionbarrister — Lincoln's Inn
Hearing5 Person Disciplinary Tribunal
AppealFinal
Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision
SanctionStrike Off
Dishonesty foundYes
Michael Roberts, a barrister called in 1978, committed criminal offences of cheating the public revenue and making a false statutory declaration between 31 December 2007 and 26 July 2012. He pleaded guilty on 15 October 2014 and was sentenced to three years' imprisonment. The 5-person Disciplinary Tribunal found his conduct dishonest and discreditable, contrary to paragraph 301 of the Code of Conduct, and disbarred him.
Duties found breached:
Panel
His Honour Nicholas Ainley (Chair); His Honour Nicholas Ainley (Chair); His Honour Nicholas Ainley (Chair); His Honour Nicholas Ainley (Chair)
Duties engaged
Documents
Source: https://www.tbtas.org.uk/hearings/findings-and-sentences-of-past-hearings/