Frances Brough

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

Barrister Frances Louise Brough faced numerous charges arising from multiple criminal convictions between August 2013 and February 2014, including assault by beating, assaulting police constables, breaches of a non-molestation order, threatening behaviour, and fraud by false representation (15 months' imprisonment suspended). She also failed to report the convictions to the BSB, failed to cooperate with the regulator, failed to respond to correspondence, and failed to pay a previous £350 tribunal fine. The 5-person Disciplinary Tribunal imposed disbarment together with a total of 107 months' suspension.

Duties found breached:

• Proper basis for allegations
• Uphold public trust in the profession
• Complaints procedure and handling
• Handle inadvertently received material
• Self-report to the regulator
• Report serious misconduct of others