Past disciplinary findings

Benjamin Conlon engaged in conduct which was dishonest and/or otherwise discreditable to a barrister and/or was prejudicial to the administration of justice and/or was likely to diminish public confidence in the legal profession, contrary to paragraph 201(a)(i) and/or (ii) and/or (iii) of the Code of Conduct (6th edition), in that whilst in practice at the New York Bar, he was the subject of proceedings in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, at the conclusion of which a jury found, on 16 December 1997, that he ?abused process?, causing harm to the plaintiff; and that he ?wrongfully used civil process?; as a result of which judgment was entered against him in the sum of 170,000.

Benjamin Conlon engaged in conduct which was dishonest and/or otherwise discreditable to a barrister and/or was prejudicial to the administration of justice and/or was likely to diminish public confidence in the legal profession, contrary to paragraph 201(a)(i) and/or (ii) and/or (iii) of the Code of Conduct (6th edition), in that whilst in practice at the New York Bar, he was on 24 March 1999 found guilty of professional misconduct by the Supreme Court of New York State on the grounds that he ?committed very serious professional misconduct by taking action on behalf of his client when it was obvious that such action served merely to harass or maliciously injure another; knowingly advancing claims unwarranted under existing law; engaging in unlawful conduct; violating disciplinary rules; engaging in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation; engaging in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice; and engaging in conduct which adversely reflects upon his fitness to practice law?, and was in consequence subsequently disbarred by the Supreme Court of the United States of America on 7 June 1999.