Gabriele Giambrone

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

Gabriele Giambrone, a barrister called to the Bar via Lincoln's Inn, admitted five charges of professional misconduct relating to false or misleading omissions in his June 2021 Call Declaration and discreditable pre-call conduct (a threatening Facebook post and breach of a High Court costs order). The BSB expressly did not allege dishonesty; the Tribunal treated the conduct under Group F (misleading statements short of dishonesty). One charge was withdrawn. The five-member Tribunal imposed a £50,000 fine and a reprimand, plus £4,488 costs to the BSB.

Duties found breached:

• Proper basis for allegations
• No improper communication with the court
• No baseless or threatened misconduct report

Mitigating factors:

• Admitted all remaining charges
• Apologised for the omissions
• Explanation that he believed prior disclosure to the Inn meant repetition was unnecessary
• Positive references