Office of the Legal Services Commissioner

<p>Ground One: Breached Rule 8(c) of the Legal Profession Uniform Conduct (Barristers) Rules 2015, in that, by sending an email to various recipients, he engaged in conduct which was likely to diminish public confidence in the legal profession or the administration of justice or otherwise bring the legal profession into disrepute.</p><p>Ground Two: Breached Rule 13(b) of the Legal Profession Uniform Conduct (Barristers) Rules 2015, in that by sending an email to various recipients, he conducted correspondence in his own name on behalf of his client, otherwise than with his opponent.</p><p>Ground Three: Breached Rule 42 of the Legal Profession Uniform Conduct (Barristers) Rules 2015, in that, by sending an email a to various recipients, he acted as the mere mouthpiece of his client, or of his instructing solicitor, and failed to exercise the forensic judgments called for during the case independently.</p>