Claire Frances Gill

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

The SRA alleged that Carter-Ruck partner Claire Gill sent a letter in April 2017 containing an improper threat of litigation while acting for OneCoin/Ruja Ignatova, said to breach integrity and public trust. The Tribunal granted summary dismissal on 22 December 2025, finding the case legally flawed, speculative and unsupported by evidence, with no finding of dishonesty or bad faith. On costs, the Tribunal found 'good reason' to depart from the usual 'no order' starting point given the SRA's flawed case, prolonged unexplained delay and diffuse/shifting allegations. It ordered the SRA to pay the Respondent's costs from 2 May 2025 (the point at which continued prosecution became unreasonable) on the standard basis, subject to detailed assessment, with no interim payment. It declined to adopt the indemnity basis and declined to consider a late variation of the CFA Lite. The Respondent was ordered to pay the SRA's costs of two failed applications (disclosure and anonymity/privilege), and non-party disclosure costs were left with each party bearing its own.