Past disciplinary findings

John Mitton, a barrister, between February 2015 and March 2016, acted dishonestly and, acted in such a way that could reasonably be seen by the public to undermine his honesty, in that he sent a series of emails to his client, SW, which he knew would give SW, or could reasonably be seen by the public to give SW, a misleading impression regarding the progress of SW’s case on one or more of the occasions taken singularly or collectively as listed in Schedule 1. Namely that, having issued legal proceedings on SW’s behalf, John Mitton stated that he had lodged an application to settle such proceedings and sought a hearing date for that purpose, when he had not, in fact, issued any such proceedings, he had not lodged any such application and he did not seek a hearing date.

John Mitton, a barrister, between February 2015 and March 2016, acted in a way which was likely to diminish the trust and confidence which the public places in him or in the profession, in that he sent a series of emails to his client, SW, which he knew would give SW a misleading impression regarding the progress of SW’s case, on one or more of the occasions taken singularly or collectively as listed in Schedule 1. Namely that, having issued legal proceedings on SW’s behalf, he stated that he had lodged an application to settle such proceedings and had sought a hearing date for that purpose, when he had not, in fact, issued any such proceedings, he had not lodged any such application and he did not seek a hearing date.