Decision record
Chrysanthou SC, Sue (Theognosia)
Allegation / charges
Accepted a brief, and continued to advise and appear in proceedings for a client in circumstances where: 1. she had received information that was confidential to a former client; 2. she had received information (whether confidential or not) from a former client, or about a former client, which may be used for her client’s advantage in defamation proceedings, to the detriment of and in conflict with her former client’s interests; 3. she was on notice that her former client considered that she held information that was confidential to her and that her continuing to act was in conflict with her former client’s interest; 4. she was on notice that her former client did not consent to her acting for her client; 5. she was on notice that there was a possibility that her former client may be a witness in her client’s proceedings. — Unsatisfactory Professional Conduct
Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision
A barrister accepted a brief and continued to advise and appear for a client in circumstances involving a conflict of interest with a former client, having received confidential/relevant information about the former client, being on notice of non-consent, the former client's objection, and the possibility the former client could be a witness. The tribunal found this amounted to unsatisfactory professional conduct. No express finding of dishonesty was made, and no sanction is stated in the provided text.
Duties found breached:
⚠ figures not found verbatim in the source were dropped: ["extracted_from_register_summary"]
Duties engaged
Documents
No documents recorded.
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