Decision record
Christopher Mills
JurisdictionEngland & Wales
BodyBar Tribunals & Adjudication Service (BTAS)
Professionbarrister — Middle Temple
DateWednesday 28 May 2014
HearingSentencing Hearing
AppealFinal
Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision
SanctionStrike Off
Dishonesty foundNo
Barrister Christopher Mills failed to pay a £5000 fine and £335 costs imposed by a previous Disciplinary Tribunal (7 December 2012) by the due dates, and failed to respond to BSB correspondence. Found to constitute professional misconduct; he was disbarred. No express dishonesty finding.
Duties found breached:
Aggravating factors:
- Previous disciplinary findings on 7 December 2012 (breaches 201 and 202(c))
- Repeated failures to comply with the Code
Panel
His Honour Stuart Sleeman (Chair); His Honour Nicholas Ainley; His Honour Nicholas Ainley; His Honour Nicholas Ainley; His Honour Nicholas Ainley
Duties engaged
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Documents
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