Past disciplinary findings

Mr Magill, a barrister and BSB regulated person, failed to observe his duty to the court in the administration of justice, and/or abused his role as an advocate when, on 27 August 2021, whilst representing the Crown Prosecution Service, he sought to pressurise a defendant to plead guilty by using words to the effect of:
• If you are doing that you are going to F....ing jail for 18 months
• Are you having it? (This was said repeatedly and forcefully) and/or
• if you plead Guilty you are walking out of here today


Mr Magill, a barrister and BSB regulated person, failed to act with integrity, when, on 27 August 2021, whilst representing the Crown Prosecution Service, he sought to pressurise a defendant to plead guilty by using words to the effect of:
• If you are doing that you are going to F....ing jail for 18 months
• Are you having it? (This was said repeatedly and forcefully) and/or
• if you plead Guilty you are walking out of here today

Mr Magill, a barrister and BSB regulated person, behaved in a way which was likely to diminish the trust and confidence which the public places in him or in the profession, in that, on 27 August 2021, whilst representing the Crown Prosecution Service, he sought to pressurise a defendant to plead guilty by using words to the effect of:
• If you are doing that you are going to F....ing jail for 18 months
• Are you having it? (This was said repeatedly and forcefully) and/or
• if you plead Guilty you are walking out of here today


Mr Magill, a barrister and BSB regulated person, failed to provide a competent standard of work and service to his client in that, on 27 August 2021, whilst representing the Crown Prosecution Service, he sought to pressurise a defendant to plead guilty when he used words to the effect of:

• If you are doing that you are going to F....ing jail for 18 months
• Are you having it? (This was said repeatedly and forcefully) and/or

• if you plead Guilty you are walking out of here today

Mr Magill, a barrister and BSB regulated person, failed to observe his duty to the court in the administration of justice and/or failed to take reasonable steps to avoid wasting the court's time, in that, on 27 August 2021, prior to representing the Crown Prosecution Service that afternoon, he consumed alcohol so as to become and remain under the influence of alcohol, which disrupted the business of the court by causing one matter he was due to prosecute to be adjourned and/or a different court having to be found for a second matter he was due to prosecute and/or the court being closed.

Mr Magill, a barrister and BSB regulated person, failed to act in the best interests of his client, in that on the afternoon of 27 August 2021, whilst representing the Crown Prosecution Service, he was under the influence of alcohol in court, leading to him being unable to act as a prosecutor in two matters listed for that afternoon.

Mr Magill, a barrister and BSB regulated person, behaved in a way which was likely to diminish the trust and confidence which the public places in him or in the profession, in that, on the afternoon of 27 August 2021, he appeared in court as an advocate whilst under the influence of alcohol.

Mr Magill, a barrister and BSB regulated person, behaved in a way which could be reasonably be seen by the public to undermine his integrity, in that, on the afternoon of 27 August 2021, he appeared in court as an advocate whilst under the influence of alcohol.