tariq rehman

8/16/2019 TARIQ REHMAN

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Neutral Citation Number: [2016] EWHC 1199 (Admin)

Case Nos CO1!60201"# CO2$"$201"#

CO9!%2016 & CO1%9!2016

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE

QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION

ADMINISTRATIVE COURT

'oal Courts o *usti+e

,trand# -ondon# WC2A 2--

.ate: 2"0"16

Before :

MR JUSTICE HICKINBOTTOM

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Between :

TARIQ REHMAN Appe!nt

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THE BAR STANDARDS BOARD Re%pon#ent

An# &etween :

THE QUEEN on te !pp()!t(on of TARIQ

REHMAN

C!(*!nt

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THE BAR STANDARDS BOARD AND OTHERS

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Defen#!nt%

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Te Appe!nt-C!(*!nt #(# not !ppe!r !n# w!% not repre%ente#.

J!*e% Co/n%e (instru+ted b Te B!r St!n#!r#% Bo!r#in rese+t o Claim No CO1!60201")

A(%on 0!#f(e# and 1/)(n#! H!rr(% (instru+ted b Te B!r St!n#!r#% Bo!r#

in rese+t o Claim No CO2$"$201")

Te oter p!rt(e% #(# not !ppe!r !n# were not repre%ente#.

Hearin dates: 22 Aril and 10 a 2016

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J/#2*ent Appro3e#Mr J/%t()e H()4(n&otto* :

Intro#/)t(on



13 4ari5 'eman (7r 'eman8) as +alled to te ar b -in+oln;s <nn on 9 ar+

20003

23 ,in+e 2010# is roessional +ondu+t as been te sub=e+t o a number o +omlaints3

,ome o tese a>e been in>estiated b te -eal Ombudsman (7te -eO8)# to

i+ < sall return in due +ourse3 Oters a>e been in>estiated b te ar

,tandards oard (7te ,8) and ten rose+uted b tem beore anels o te

.is+ilinar 4ribunal o te Coun+il o te <nns o Court (7te .is+ilinar

4ribunal8)3 <n ea+ rose+ution# e as been ound uilt o at least some o te+ares brout3

%3 se+tion 2$ o te Crime and Courts A+t 201%# tere is a statutor aeal# as o

rit# rom te .is+ilinar 4ribunal to tis +ourt? and r 'eman as instiated our

su+ aeals aainst +on>i+tions b te .is+ilinar 4ribunal# i+ < a>e re+entl

been +ase manain3 4e our aeals are as ollos3

Claim No CO$920201$

$3 4is is an aeal aainst te de+ision o a .is+ilinar 4ribunal anel (His Honour

i+ael a@er C +airin) on % O+tober 201$3 4e tribunal ound r 'emanuilt o one +ount o roessional mis+ondu+t# namel tat# +ontrar to araras

%01(a)(%) and 9013B o te Code o Condu+t o te ar o Enland and Wales (7te

ar Code o Condu+t8)# e alleed tat a soli+itor ad ored a date on a noti+e under

se+tion 21 o te Housin A+t itout reasonabl +redible material tat rima a+ie

establised raud3 <n terms o senten+e# te tribunal imosed a to/mont susension

rom ra+ti+e? but tat susension as itsel been susended endin te out+ome o

te aeal3

"3 4e aeal as set don or earin on 1! Aril 2016 en r 'eman attended

but < ad=ourned te earin tat da be+ause a trans+rit o te ro+eedins beore te

tribunal as not a>ailable3 Cranston * ad re>iousl dire+ted tat te trans+rit bere5uisitioned at ubli+ eDense as e +onsidered tat# itout it# te aeal +ould not

be determined airl and =ustl3 4e ad=ourned earin as been set don beore me

on 2B *ul 20163

Claim No CO1!60201"

63 4is is an aeal aainst te de+ision o a .is+ilinar 4ribunal anel (.a>id Hunt

C +airin) on 1$ Aril 201$3 4e anel ound te Aellant uilt o tree

+ares# ea+ in te same orm# namel tat# +ontrar to arara $0631 and 9013" o

te ar Code o Condu+t# e re+ei>ed monies or or@ done b anoter barrister and

ailed to a tat mone to te barrister ortit3 4e tribunal imosed a san+tion o to monts; susension in rese+t o ea+ brea+ to run +on+urrentl it ea+ oter#

but +onse+uti>e to te susension imosed earlier3 Hoe>er# tat san+tion as aain

susended endin te out+ome o te aeal aainst +on>i+tion3

B3 4e aeal as set don or earin on 22 Aril 20163 r 'eman made an

ali+ation to ad=ourn it at te earin on 1! Aril# to i+ < a>e alread reerred#

i+ < reused3 < also reused to a++ede to a re5uest# made late on te aternoon o

21 Aril# tat te +ourt ad=ourn te earin o its on motion on te rounds o r

'eman;s ill/ealt# i>in a searate =udment on 22 Aril as to m reasons or

doin so ([2016] EWHC 1229 (Admin))3 < need not reeat tose reasons ere3

!3 4e aeal earin on 22 Aril tus ent aead3 Hoe>er# on 1! Aril# < indi+ated <

ould not i>e =udment in rese+t o te aeal at tat earin be+ause r 'eman

submitted tat# altou not eDressl raised as rounds o aeal# te rounds o



+allene in te =udi+ial re>ie brout under Claim No CO1%9!2016# i su++essul#

ould undermine te interit o all te dis+ilinar +on>i+tions ound aainst im3

4ereore# on 22 Aril# a>in eard submissions on beal o te ,# < reser>ed

=udment until < ad dealt it at least te ali+ation or ermission to ro+eed it

te =udi+ial re>ie# i+ as set don or earin on 10 a 20163

Claim No CO2$"$201"

93 4is is an aeal aainst te determination o a .is+ilinar 4ribunal anel (Her Honour ,uanne Coates +airin) in a 201"3 4e tribunal ound r 'eman

uilt o ele>en +ares o mis+ondu+t# te arti+ulars o i+ >aried but i+ all

+on+erned te administration o Fins Court Cambers# irminam# o i+ e

as ten =oint ead3 4e tribunal as not et dealt it san+tion in relation to tose

brea+es3 <t as ad=ourned +onsideration o san+tion endin te determination o r

'eman;s aeals in rese+t o te earlier tribunal de+isions3

103 4e aeal aainst +on>i+tion as set don or earin beore me on 10 a 2016#

toeter it r 'eman;s ali+ations to ro+eed in te to =udi+ial re>ies#

reerred to belo3 On te aternoon beore te earin# r 'eman sent an email

re5uestin tat te +ourt ad=ourn te earin o its on motion on te same roundso is ill/ealt# and uon te same e>iden+e as tat uon i+ e relied to ad=ourn

te 22 Aril earin3 < aain reused to ad=ourn te earin# and aain a>e a searate

=udment on 10 a it m reasons or doin so ([2016] EWHC 122! (Admin))3

Claim No CO12622016

113 4is is an aeal aainst te de+ision o .is+ilinar 4ribunal anel (His Honour

Gili Curl residin) on 2" ebruar 20163 4e Ganel ound to +ares aainst te

Aellant ro>ed3

123 On 2B Aril# < a>e dire+tions intended to ensure tat te aeal ill be read or earin beore te end o tis term3 <t too as no been set don or earin beore

me on 2B *ul 20163

Claim Nos CO9!%2016 and CO1%9!2016

1%3 <n tese to +laims# r 'eman see@s =udi+ial re>ie aainst a substantial number o

deendants and interested arties# in rese+t o a lare number o de+isions# on ide

and o>erlain rounds3

1$3 Claim No CO9!%2016 is o+used uon te -eO in rese+t o a number o de+isions

made in relation to +omlaints made to im about r 'eman# but also in>ol>in 1"oter .eendants and i>e <nterested Garties (listed in AendiD A to tis =udment)3

1"3 <n Claim No CO1%9!2016# r 'eman ma@es +laims aainst te , and

.is+ilinar 4ribunal# but also %% oter .eendants and se>en <nterested Garties

(listed in AendiD )3 r 'eman identiies B% dis+rete de+isions i+ e

+allenes# almost all on te basis tat te >arious deendants a>e a+ted under te

di+tation o# or in +ollusion it# oter deendants abusi>el to in>estiate and

rose+ute dis+ilinar ro+eedins aainst im3 4e de+isions identiied are# in

ee+t# mere eDamles? be+ause e asserts tat tere are sstemi+ ailures# i+ mean

tat an and all de+isions o te tribunal and# +ertainl# an and all de+isions tat

relate to is roessional +ondu+t are ine>itabl tainted and unlaul3

163 As tere is substantial o>erla beteen te assertions made in tis =udi+ial re>ie

+laim and te rounds o aeal in Claim No CO2$"$201"# on 1! Aril < dire+ted



tat te ali+ation or ermission to ro+eed be set don or oral earin at te same

time as te earin in tat aeal# on 10 a 20163 As < a>e des+ribed# r 'eman

sout to ad=ourn tat earin# but < ro+eeded it it3 <n te e>ent# altou some o

te .eendants ad loded summar rounds o oosition# none o te .eendants or

<nterested Garties attended te earin o r 'eman;s ali+ation or ermission to

ro+eed3 4at# o +ourse# is not unusual: arties oter tan te =udi+ial re>ie

ali+ant a>e no rit to be eard at su+ a earin# i+ is rimaril a matter as

beteen te ali+ant and te +ourt3

1B3 4ereore# on 22 Aril# < eard r 'eman;s aeal aainst is +on>i+tion in Claim

No CO1!60201"? and# on 10 a# < eard is aeal in Claim No CO2$"$201"#

and is ali+ations or ermission to ro+eed in Claim Nos CO9!%2016 and

CO1%9!2016# all in is absen+e3 4is is te reser>ed =udment rom tose earins3

Te Re2/!tor5 S)e*e

1!3 4e istor o te reulation o barristers# as rele>ant to te matters no beore me#

as elull set out b *a+@son -* in ' (ee) > Iisitors to te <nns o Court

[201$] EWCA Ci> 1%60 at [11]/[1!]3

7113 rom te tirteent +entur onards te =udes o te

Fin;s +ourts determined o as entitled to aear beore

tem as ad>o+ates3 At an earl date it be+ame te normal

ra+ti+e o te =udes to rant rits o audien+e to ersons

o ad been +alled to te ar b one o te <nns o Court3

te mid/se>enteent +entur tat ra+ti+e ad be+ome

in>ariable3 E>er erson +alled to te ar b one o te <nns o

Court as entitled to ra+tise in te +ourts3 A++ordinl it as

te un+tion o te asters o te en+ (Jben+ers;) o ea+

<nn to determine (a) o as it to be +alled to te ar and (b)

o sould be disbarred# alternati>el temoraril susended

rom ra+tisin# b reason o mis+ondu+t3 4e ben+ers o

ea+ <nn eDer+ised tese oers on beal o and it te

+onsent o te =udesK3

123 4ese arranements remained in la+e olloin te

ena+tment o te *udi+ature A+ts 1!B% to 1!B"# i+

establised te Court o Aeal and te di>isions o te Hi

Court3 <n 1966# ea+ o te <nns o Court assed a resolution

+reatin a ne bod# te ,enate o te our <nns o Court (Jte

,enate;)3 tose resolutions te <nns transerred to te

,enate teir ormer un+tion o dis+ilinin barristers3 At te

same time# te =udes o te tree di>isions o te Hi Court

assed a resolution +onirmin tat te ,enate sould eDer+ise

dis+ilinar oers o>er barristers3 <n tis a all te oers

to dis+iline barristers# i+ istori+all ad been eDer+ised

irst b =udes and ten b ben+ers# de>ol>ed uon te ,enate3

4e ,enate establised a .is+ilinar Committee to +onsider

alleations o mis+ondu+t and to determine te aroriate

unisment or an mis+ondu+t i+ as ro>ed3 4e onl

residual role o te ben+ers o ea+ <nn as to romulate and

i>e ee+t to an unisments i+ te ,enate;s Committeema imose uon errant members o tat <nn3



1%3 <n 19!6B tere as anoter uea>al3 4e ,enate as

dissol>ed and a ne bod# te Coun+il o te <nns o Court

(JCO<C;) as +reated3 [*a+@son -* ten set out >arious

ro>isions o CO<C;s +onstitution3]

1$3 .urin 19!6# te our <nns o Court assed resolutions

transerrin te dis+ilinar oers o te ,enate to CO<C3 On

26 No>ember 19!6# te -ord Can+ellor and te tree eads o

di>isions o te Hi Court (on beal o all Hi Court =udes)sined a resolution +onirmin te transer o dis+ilinar

oers to CO<C3

1"3 < turn no to +lause 1() o CO<C;s +onstitution3 <t ill

be ne+essar to tra+e te istor o tat ro>ision3 Clause 1()

(as oriinall drated) stated tat one o CO<C;s un+tions as

Jto aoint .is+ilinar 4ribunals in a++ordan+e it te

ro>isions o ,+edule A ereto;3 Clause 1 o ,+edule A

ro>ided tat te Groessional Condu+t Committee o te ar

Coun+il sould a>e te dut o reerrin +ares o

mis+ondu+t aainst barristers3 Clause $ (a) o ,+edule A

ro>ided tat a .is+ilinar 4ribunal sould +onsist o a =ude

as +airman# a la reresentati>e Jrom a anel aointed b

te -ord Can+ellor; and tree barristersK3

163 <n 2000# CO<C resol>ed tat ,+edule A sould be

rela+ed b te .is+ilinar 4ribunals 'eulations 2000 (Jte

2000 'eulations;)3 Clause 1() o CO<C;s +onstitution as

dul amended to reer to te 2000 'eulations# i+ be+ame

an anneDe to te arLs Code o Condu+t3 'eulation 2 o te

2000 'eulations re5uired a .is+ilinar 4ribunal to +onsist o

a =ude or retired =ude# to barristers and to la

reresentati>es3 4e re5uirement tat te la reresentati>es be

dran rom a anel aointed b te -ord Can+ellor as

droed3 A ne re5uirement as added# namel tat retired

=udes ere onl eliible or nomination i te ere on a

anel o retired =udes aointed b te Gresident3

1B3 4e [2000 'eulations] ere amended on a number o

o++asions o>er te ears3 An amendment made in 200"

remo>ed te re5uirement tat an retired =ude ad to be dran

rom a anel aointed b te Gresident3 4e >ersion o te.is+ilinar 'eulations i+ is most rele>ant or resent

uroses is te .is+ilinar 4ribunals 'eulations 2009K3

1!3 4e [,] as establised under te 200B A+t3 4e ,

as rela+ed te ar Coun+il as te bod i+ rose+utes

+ases o alleed mis+ondu+t b barristers beore .is+ilinar

4ribunals3 4e , as entrusted some o its un+tions in tat

reard to te Groessional Condu+t Committee o te ,38

193 4e , and te Groessional Condu+t Committee (7te GCC8) a>e reulator

un+tions deleated to tem b te ar Coun+il# i+ is an aro>ed reulator under

te -eal ,er>i+es A+t 200B (see arara 1 o Gart 1 o ,+edule $ to te 200B A+t)3

Grior to 2010# dis+ilinar oers o>er barristers ere eDer+ised mainl b te ,

in in>estiatin +omlaints and brinin rose+utions (under te Comlaints 'ules)#



and b CO<C i+ made arranements or te .is+ilinar 4ribunals to sit and

determine +ares (under te .is+ilinar 4ribunals 'eulations)3 rom 1 *anuar

2010# tese arranements ere treated as a>in been aro>ed b te -eal ,er>i+es

oard (arara 2(1) o Gart 1 o ,+edule $ to te 200B -eal ,er>i+es A+t 200B)3

203 <n *ul 201%# te -eal ,er>i+es oard aro>ed an ali+ation b te , or an

alteration in its reulator arranements# b te rela+ement o te ar Code o

Condu+t it a , Handboo@ as rom *anuar 201$3 4e Comlaints 'eulations

201$ and te .is+ilinar 4ribunals 'eulations 201$ +omrise ,e+tions A and rese+ti>el o Gart " o te Handboo@3 <n tis =udment# < sall reer to te

.is+ilinar 4ribunals 'eulations 201$ as siml 7te 201$ 'eulations83

4ransitional ro>isions in te Handboo@ ro>ide tat# ere a matter as bein dealt

it under te re>ious Comlaints 'eulations or .is+ilinar 4ribunal 'eulations#

Gart " o te Handboo@ (in+ludin te 201$ 'eulations) sall no al (arara

r<1$)3 roadl# te membersi# oers and ro+edures o te GCC are set out in

Comlaints 'eulations? ilst tose or te .is+ilinar 4ribunal are set out in te

201$ 'eulations3

213 4us it is eDlained # it ee+ti>e Garliamentar autorit# en a +omlaint o

mis+ondu+t is made aainst a barrister# it is in>estiated and (i aroriate)

rose+uted b te ,# beore a CO<C .is+ilinar 4ribunal? and # in rese+t o

te dis+ilinar ro+eedins rom i+ te aeals in Claim Nos CO1620201" and

CO2$"$201" are made# tose ro+eedins ere brout under te 201$ 'eulations3

223 ,e+tion 2$ o te Crime and Courts A+t 201% abolised te =urisdi+tion o =udes o

te Hi Court sittin as Iisitors to te <nns o Court to re>ie de+isions o a CO<C

.is+ilinar 4ribunal3 Hoe>er# it ro>ided tat te Meneral Coun+il o te ar# an

<nn o Court# or to or more <nns o Court a+tin +olle+ti>el in an manner# ma

+oner a rit o aeal to te Hi Court in rese+t o a matter relatin to te

reulation o barristers (se+tion 2$(2)(a))3 Garara rE1!% o te 201$ 'eulations

ro>ides tat# ere one or more +ares o roessional mis+ondu+t a>e been

ro>ed# an aeal ma be loded it te Hi Court in a++ordan+e it te Ci>il

Gro+edure 'ules b te deendant aainst +on>i+tion andor senten+e3 ED+et ere

te de+ision aealed is one to disbar# te de+ision o te Hi Court on su+ an

aeal is inal (se+tion 2$($) and ("))3

2%3 CG' Gart "2 o>erns a statutor aeal under se+tion 2$ and rule rE1!%3 CG' rule

"2311(1) restri+ts an aeal to a 7re>ie8 o te tribunal de+ision? but# b rule

"2311(%)(a)# te Hi Court as te aeal +ourt ill allo an aeal ere te

de+ision o te .is+ilinar 4ribunal is (a) ron or (b) un=ust be+ause o a serious

ro+edural or oter irreularit in te tribunal;s ro+eedins3 4e role o tis +ourttereore oes beond a simle re>ie o te de+ision on ubli+ la rounds it is

ossible to +allene a+tual indins as ell as te la but neiter is it a ull re/

earin3 e+ause o te imortant ubli+ interest in te inalit in litiation# te

startin oint is tat te de+ision belo is +orre+t unless and until te +ontrar is

son3 -as -* ut it tus in ,ubes > ,e+retar o ,tate or te Home .eartment

[200$] EWCA Ci> "6 at [$$]:

74e burden so assumed [b te aellant] is not te burden o

roo normall +arried b a +laimant in irst instan+e

ro+eedins ere tere are a+tual disutes3 As aellant# i

e is to su++eed# e must ersuade te aeal +ourt or tribunalnot merel tat a dierent >ie o te a+ts rom tat ta@en

belo is reasonable and ossible# but tat tere are ob=e+ti>e

rounds uon i+ te +ourt out to +on+lude tat a dierent



>ie is te rit one3 4e di>ide beteen tese ositions is not

+aut b te dieren+e beteen a er+ei>ed error and a

disareement3 <n eiter +ase te aeal +ourt disagrees it te

+ourt belo# and# indeed# ma eDress itsel in su+ terms3 4e

true distin+tion is beteen te +ase ere an aeal +ourt mit

prefer a dierent >ie (eras on marinal rounds) and one

ere it +on+ludes tat te ro+ess o reasonin# and te

ali+ation o te rele>ant la# require it to adot a dierent

>ie3 4e burden i+ an aellant assumes is to so tat

te +ase alls itin tis latter +ateor38 (emasis in te

oriinal)3

2$3 Hoe>er# e>en i to tat eDtent te +ourt as to enae in te merits o te +ase# te

+ourt is re5uired to i>e due deeren+e to te tribunal belo# be+ause (i) it te

autorit o te ele+ted leislature# te tribunal as been assined te tas@ o

determinin te rele>ant issues? (ii) it is a se+ialist tribunal# sele+ted or its

eDerien+e# eDertise and trainin in te tas@? and (iii) it as te ad>antae o a>in

eard oral e>iden+e3

2"3 O +ourse# te eDtent o te deeren+e to be i>en ill deend uon te nature o te

issue in>ol>ed# and te +ir+umstan+es o te +ase? but te deeren+e is li@el to be

reat ere te issue is one o disuted rimar a+t i+ is deendent uon te

assessment o oral testimon# or ere te issue +on+erns ineren+es te +ourt is as@ed

to dra# or ere te issue in>ol>es an e>aluati>e =udment on te basis o te

rimar a+ts# in>ol>in a number o dierent a+tors tat a>e to be eied

toeter# i+ in>ol>e balan+e and deree# in rese+t o i+ dierent tribunals

+ould leitimatel +ome to dierent +on+lusions3

Te BSB6% App()!t(on to D(%*(%% te Appe!% !% O/t"of"T(*e

263 4e , submitted tat# in rese+t o ea+ o te to aeals# te aellant;s noti+e

as not loded itin 21 das o te tribunal +on>i+tion determination sout to be

+allened3 4e ere tereore out/o/time? and sould ea+ be dismissed as su+#

itout +onsideration o te merits3 r 'eman +ontends tat ea+ is in time3

2B3 ,;s submission made in similar terms b r Counsell and s Gadield in rese+t

o ea+ o te statutor aeals beore me ran as ollos3

2!3 arara rE1"B o te 201$ 'eulations# at te end o a earin# a .is+ilinar

4ribunal anel is re5uired to re+ord in ritin its indins on ea+ +are or

ali+ation# and its reasons? and te +air o te anel must ten announ+e te

indins3 arara rE1!1# as a searate obliation# as soon as ra+ti+able ater te end o te ro+eedins# te +air must reare a reort in ritin o te indins

and te reasons or tose indins and an senten+e# +oies o i+ must be sent to

te deendant# te , and te 4reasurer o te deendant;s <nn o Court3

293 <n ea+ o te ro+eedins i+ are te sub=e+t o aeal beore me# te anel

de+ision# indins# senten+e and reasons ere deli>ered orall# in ubli+# at te end o

te rele>ant earin# e33 in rese+t o te ro+eedins i+ a>e resulted in Claim

No CO1!60201" on %0 ar+ 201"3 As a searate eDer+ise# a reort as rodu+ed

and ublised# in tat +ase on 1$ Aril 201"3

%03 CG' rule "23$(2)(b) ro>ides tat# ere te loer +ourt or tribunal does not ma@ean dire+tion as to te aeal eriod i+ neiter tribunal anel did in tese +ases

ten te dissatisied art must ile an aellant;s noti+e at te rele>ant aeal +ourt

7itinK 21 das ater te date o te de+ision o te loer +ourt tat te aellant



ises to aeal83 'elin on +ases su+ as ,aers > Clar@ Wal@er [2002] EWCA

Ci> 6$"# r Counsell and s Gadield submitted tat time or an aeal starts to run

rom en te de+ision sout to be +allened is made and announ+ed3 <n a

.is+ilinar 4ribunal earin# tat is en it is announ+ed to te arties# in ubli+?

not en te later reort is ublised3 4ereore# in Claim No CO1!60201"# time

bean to run rom %0 ar+ 201"# eDirin on 20 Aril 201"3 4e aeal as in a+t

loded on 22 Aril 201"# i3e3 out o time3 4e material timins in Claim No

CO2$"$201" are te same in ee+t3

%13 <t is submitted on beal o , tat tis +ourt sould +onsider lateness in te lit o

te no ell/establised rin+iles deri>ed rom it+ell > Nes Mrou -imited

[201%] EWCA Ci> 1"%B and .enton > 4 H Wite -imited [201$] EWCA Ci> 906)#

namel tat# i tere is no ood reason or a sinii+ant brea+ o te rules# ten an

eDtension o time sould be reused itout +onsideration o an ossible merits3 No

ali+ation or an eDtension o time as been made in eiter aeal3 No eDlanation

or te dela as been roered3 <n te +ir+umstan+es# it is submitted tat te +ourt

sould siml reuse an eDtension o time# tus endin te aeals# itout an

+onsideration o merits3

%23 r 'eman +ontends tat time does not start to run until te deendant as been

ser>ed it te ritten reort# so tat is noti+es o aeal ere in time3

%%3 Wilst < see te or+e in te submissions made b ,# it is unne+essar or me to

rule on te se+ii+ ard/eded issue in tese aeals? and# in m >ie# inaroriate3

< de+line to do so3 -ea>in aside issues as to te seriousness and sinii+an+e o an

brea+ in tis +ase e>en on te ,;s +ase# te dela as sort te , +ontend

tat te aeals brout b r 'eman are totall itout merit3 <t ill tereore be

ne+essar or me to enae it te merits o te aeals beore me# in an e>ent3

urtermore# tere is some o>erla beteen te rounds relied uon b r 'eman

in te aeals# and tose in te =udi+ial re>ies i+ are not sub=e+t to te same time

+onstraint3

%$3 or tose reasons# as indi+ated at ea+ earin# < roose to +onsider te merits o te

aeals# as ell as tose o te +laims or =udi+ial re>ie3

%"3 < ill deal# irst# it Claim No CO1!60201" (in rese+t o i+ te rounds are

relati>el dis+rete)# beore turnin to Claim Nos CO1%9!2016 and CO2$"$201"

(ere tere is +onsiderable o>erla o rounds)# and +on+ludin it +onsideration

o Claim No CO9!%2016 (i+ is o+used on te -eO rater tan ro+eedins

brout b te , beore te .is+ilinar 4ribunal)3

C!(* No CO-789-;7<

%63 As < a>e alread des+ribed (see arara 6 abo>e)# r 'eman aeals aainst te

de+ision o a anel o te .is+ilinar 4ribunal on 1$ Aril 201"# i+ ound im

uilt o tree +ares o re+ei>in mone or or@ done b anoter barrister and not

ain tat mone to te barrister ortit3

%B3 4e a+ts underlin tose +ares are as ollos3

%!3 On 1" Auust 2011# r 'eman aeared or a man +alled <sra <5bal at te

Alesbur Cron Court on a Glea and Case anaement Hearin (7GCH8)3 r

<5bal as +ared it raud3 4is as te irst earin o te matter and# b >irtueo tat aearan+e# r 'eman be+ame 7te <nstru+ted Ad>o+ate8 in te +ase or te

uroses o te Mraduated ee Gament ,+eme3



%93 4at re5uires some eDlanation3 4e Mraduated ee Gament ,+eme is o>erned b

te Criminal .een+e ,er>i+e (undin) Order 200B (,< 200B No 11B$)# and te

Mraduated ee Gament Groto+ol made under tat Order3 nder te ,+eme# one

ad>o+ate is te 7<nstru+ted Ad>o+ate8# o is normall te irst ad>o+ate o

aears3 He is te erson o +ontra+ts it te -eal ,er>i+es Commission (7te

-,C8) or ad>o+a+ ser>i+es3 Were anoter ad>o+ate aears later (i3e3 as a

7substitute8)# e a+ts as a sub/+ontra+tor3

$03 Garara 11 o te Groto+ol re5uires te <nstru+ted Ad>o+ate to reare a +laim ormin a se+ii+ ormat (orm A1)# in+ludin te ees o an substitutes o a>e

aeared# i+ as to be submitted romtl to te +ourt or ament3 4e s+eme

re5uires te orm A1 to be sined and submitted b te <nstru+ted Ad>o+ate3

arara 12# te +ourt ma@es a total ament to te <nstru+ted Ad>o+ate and# b

>irtue o arara 21(%) o ,+edule 1 to te Order and arara 1$ o te Groto+ol#

te <nstru+ted Ad>o+ate is resonsible or arranin ament o ees to an substitute

ad>o+ate o (b >irtue o arara 1"31 o te Groto+ol) is re5uired to in>oi+e# not

te -,C# but te <nstru+ted Ad>o+ate3 arara 2232 o te Groto+ol# <nstru+ted

Ad>o+ates are resonsible bot or ma@in a +laim on beal o all ad>o+ates# and or

ee ament to oter ad>o+ates3

$13 At te GCH at i+ te Aellant aeared# r <5bal indi+ated tat e ould

lead not uilt3 4e Aellant did not aear or r <5bal aain3 4e trial as iDed

or 29 ,etember 20113 4at da# r <5bal as reresented b Edard +Fiernan o

arrindon Cambers? and r <5bal leaded uilt3 ,enten+e as ad=ourned# to 2B

O+tober 20113 4en# e as reresented b 4imot ass o Counsel3 inall# at a

Gro+eeds o Crime A+t earin on 16 .e+ember 2011# e as reresented b AleD

.unn o Counsel3 r ass and r .unn# li@e r +Fiernan# ere members o

arrindon Cambers3 'obert inns as te +ler@ in tose +ambers resonsible or

te +olle+tion o ees3

$23 On 1" ebruar 2012# a +laim in orm A1 as submitted to te -,C under te

s+eme or Counsel;s ees3 r inns aears to a>e a++eted beore te tribunal

tat (i) is +ambers submitted te orm# or te ees or all our barristers in+ludin

r 'eman (see arara %$ o te tribunal;s reort) and (ii) none o te substitute

barristers sent in>oi+es to r 'eman as# under te s+eme# te out to a>e done

(arara %6)3 eore te tribunal# it as in m >ie# ritl not +ontended on

beal o r 'eman tat e as relie>ed o te obliation (imosed b arara

$0631 o te ar Code o Condu+t) to a te substitute barristers uon re+eit o te

mone +laimed on teir beal b te a+t tat te orm A1 ad been +omleted b

arrindon Cambers and not r 'eman imsel (arara $%)3

$%3 <n an e>ent# r 'eman re+ei>ed ament rom te -,C on 12 Aril 2012 in te

sum o 2#"$0366 in+ludin IA43 O tat sum# onl 2%13!$ as due to r 'eman

imsel or is attendan+e on te GCH3 O te balan+e# 2#00B362 as due to r

+Fiernan# 1%63!0 as due to r ass and 16$3$0 as due to r .unn3

$$3 r inns +ased r 'eman or ament# b one# email and letter3 r inns

a++eted tat some o te teleone +alls ere misdire+ted e aears to a>e

transosed to o te diits and at least one email aears to a>e been sent to te

ron address3 Ne>erteless# r inns as ersistent? and te tribunal ound tat

r 'eman @ne b mid/Aril 2012 tat e ad re+ei>ed te 2#"$0366# and e

out to a>e @non sortl tereater tat e ad been aid tis sum or r <5bal;s+ase3 Had e made aroriate en5uiries# e ould a>e @non b mid/a 2012

tat e oed amounts to te tree oter barristers o later aeared or r <5bal?

and e ould a>e made ament b te end o a 2012 (arara $%)3 <n an



e>ent# as te tribunal ound# r inns sent an email to r 'eman on 1B ,etember

2012# and a letter on 2B ,etember (i+ r 'eman a++eted e re+ei>ed on $

O+tober 2012)# rom i+ r 'eman as made +learl aare tat e ad re+ei>ed

te mone and it as due to te tree oter barristers3 Hoe>er# r 'eman made no

ament until 12 .e+ember 2012 (en e aid 1#000 to r +Fiernan on

a++ount)# and did not ma@e ull ament until ! ar+ 201% (en e aid te tree

barristers te balan+e) (arara $$)3 4e anel as unimressed b te submission

tat r 'eman;s on sortae o unds as in an a an eD+use at la or non/

ament (arara $$)3

$"3 4e ailure to ma@e te aments as a serious brea+ o te ar Code o Condu+t in

itsel? but (said te tribunal) it as +omounded b te a+t tat r 'eman ad

re>ari+ated about ma@in ament e>en ater ,etember 2012 en# on is on

e>iden+e# e @ne te ull a+ts ament not bein made or some monts tereater

(arara $B)3

$63 4e tribunal senten+ed r 'eman to a susension o to monts on ea+ matter# to

run +on+urrentl3

$B3 r 'eman relies uon 1% rounds o aeal# 12 in rese+t o te +on>i+tions and onein rese+t o senten+e3 < ill deal it tem in turn? but se>eral are based uon te

roositions tat# +ontrar to te re5uirements o te s+eme# te substitute barristers

did not in>oi+e im and r inns sent in te orm A1 to te -,C3

$!3 r inns# in essen+e# a++eted tose roositions3 Hoe>er# te tribunal +onsidered

tem irrele>ant to te +ares r 'eman a+ed? be+ause tose +ares ere based

uon te remise tat e re+ei>ed mone rom te -,C tat as not is# and e did

not a it o>er to te barristers to om it beloned 7ortit8# i+ (te tribunal

eld) meant reasonabl romtl in all te +ir+umstan+es# as e as re5uired to do b

arara $0631 o te ar Code o Condu+t3

$93 <n m >ie# te tribunal ere 5uite +orre+t in te stan+e te too@3 4e +ares

o+used on at aened to te mone en r 'eman re+ei>ed it# in rese+t o

i+ te re+ise me+ani+s o te +laim or te mone ere immaterial3 4ere as

no suestion tat te amount +laimed as in+orre+t# or tat r inns +omleted te

orm in a a oter tan soin tat r 'eman as te <nstru+ted Ad>o+ate it

all o is details (i+# te tribunal ound# must a>e +ome rom r 'eman;s

+ambers)3 4e issue as to o sined te orm A1# about i+ r 'eman and

is leal reresentati>es ere arti+ularl eDer+ised# as a red errin? and

re+onised as su+ b te tribunal# o ere# roerl# not to be dele+ted rom teir

tas@3

"03 .ealin it te rounds in rese+t o +on>i+tion (i3e3 Mrounds 1/12) in turn:

Mround 1: <t is submitted tat te +ares ere an abuse o ro+ess be+ause te

ere based uon 7a alse and er=ured +ase aainst te Aellant and a ored

do+ument83 Hoe>er# (i) te tribunal# o eard r inns i>e is e>iden+e# ad

7no esitation in +on+ludin tat e as an entirel onest itness and tat e as

doin is best to assist te tribunal8 (arara 29 o te reort)# i+ te elt

unable to sa about r 'eman imsel (araras %0/1)? and (ii) in an e>ent# as <

a>e indi+ated# o te mone as +laimed as irrele>ant to te +ares brout3

Mrounds 2 and %: 4e tribunal erred in not stri@in out te +ares3 A stri@e outali+ation as made on te irst da o te tribunal earin# rimaril on te basis

tat te +ares ere ounded uon te orm A1 i+ as (it as said on r

'eman;s beal) 7tantamount to a orer8# and tat r inns ad made 7oeull



inade5uate attemts to +onta+t r 'eman usin in+orre+t details83 < a>e alread

sui+ientl dealt it te orm A13 Wit reard to te in+orre+t teleone and

email details# te tribunal ound tat tere ad been lent o attemts to +onta+t r

'eman usin te +orre+t details# and# e>en ater ,etember 2012 (en# e a++eted#

e as aare o te ull a+ts)# e still too@ se>eral monts to a te oter tree

barristers3

Mround $: 4e tribunal erred in not alloin r 'eman;s Counsel to +ross/eDamine

r inns as to o ad sined te orm A13 or te reasons < a>e i>en# tetribunal did not err in tat reard3

Mround ": 4e tribunal erred in tat te +air (.a>id Hunt C) ailed to re+use

imsel# altou e as Ii+e/4reasurer o Mra;s <nn ele+t3 Hoe>er# no inormed

ob=e+ti>e obser>er +ould sensibl a>e er+ei>ed r Hunt to be antin but

imartial siml be+ause# as imendin Ii+e/4reasurer o a Mra;s <nn to i+ r

'eman did not belon e mit in +ertain +ir+umstan+es be +alled uon ormall to

ronoun+e a tribunal determination on beal o is <nn3 4e tribunal a>e ull and

ade5uate reasons or is non/re+usal3 4e did not aruabl err in te manner te

ro+eeded3

Mround 6: <n ursuin r 'eman# te , as moti>ated b mali+e3 4ere is no

e>iden+e atsoe>er tat te , as a+tin on te basis o imroer moti>e3 4e

a+t tat it ursued r 'eman in a number o in>estiations and dis+ilinar

earins is a rodu+t o te +omlaints tat te re+ei>ed# and is ob>iousl not in

itsel e>iden+e o mali+e# as r 'eman suests3

Mround B: <t is said tat tere ere 7numerous Arti+le 6 >iolations83 Hoe>er# no

arti+ulars are i>en as to at tose >iolations mit a>e been3

Mrounds ! and 12: <t is said tat te tribunal +ould not roerl a>e a++eted te

+ares# i>en tat r inns a++eted tat e ad misdire+ted some teleone +allsand emails to r 'eman3 < a>e alread dealt it tat oint: e +orre+tl dire+ted

some and sui+ient3

Mrounds 9 and 10: <t is suested# aain# tat te tribunal +ould not a>e ound te

+ares ro>ed i>en tat te orm A1 ad not been sined and submitted b r

'eman3 < a>e alread dealt it tat sui+ientl3

Mround 11: <t is suested tat te tribunal +ould not a>e ound te +ares ro>ed

i>en tat te tree substitute barristers ad not submitted in>oi+es to r 'eman3

or te reasons < a>e i>en# tat too as a red errin so ar as te +ares ere

+on+erned3

"13 or tose reasons# none o tose rounds is aruable3 4e trut is tat tis as a >er

straitorard +ase3 r 'eman a++eted tat e ad re+ei>ed mone rom te -,C

tat did not belon to im3 He a++eted tat tere +ame a oint en e @ne e ad

it# and @ne it beloned to oter barristers3 <n a+t# te tribunal ound as# on te

e>iden+e# te ere 5uite entitled to ind tat e out to a>e been aare o tose

matters earlier tan e a++eted e as in a+t aare o tem3 He did not a o>er te

mone to te oter barristers romtl3 <n tose +ir+umstan+es# te +ares ere

ro>ed3 <n indin tem ro>ed# te tribunal did not aruabl err in an a? nor is it

aruable tat teir indins ere ron3

"23 <n relation to san+tion (Mround 1%)# r 'eman submits tat te tribunal inored te

rele>ant senten+in uidelines# i+ (e submits) restri+ted te san+tion to a

inan+ial enalt3 Hoe>er# tere is no su+ restri+tion3 4e tribunal as entitled to



+onsider te brea+es 7serious8 or te reasons it a>e3 <t +onsidered all rele>ant

matters# in+ludin te seriousness o te brea+es and re>ious indins aainst r

'eman# and roerl inored tose determinations tat ere te sub=e+t o aeal3

,enten+in is essentiall a matter o =udment or te tribunal3 As a tree/man

tribunal# it +ould not disbar but oterise te san+tion as oen3 <t +annot be said

tat it erred in imosin te susension tat it did imose# or tat te san+tion

imosed as aruabl ron3

"%3 or tose reasons# tis aeal is dismissed3

M(%% An! Se(4 !n# Re# R(3er

"$3 eore < turn to te rounds in Claim Nos CO1%9!2016 and CO2$"$201"# it ould

be elul to deal it one urter ba+@round matter3 <t +on+erns iss Anal ,ei@#

o aears to a>e laed a number o (no doubt# related) roles in tis litiation3

""3 irst# on 1! *anuar 2016# r 'eman rote to te +ourt +onirmin tat a iss

,ei@ ad is autorit to reresent im in all Hi Court ro+eedins in i+ e

as enaed# in+ludin eDressl all o te ten/+urrent aeals aainst .is+ilinar

4ribunal determinations3 iss ,ei@# rior to tat date# +learl ad a ma=or role indratin and lodin do+uments relatin to te litiation on r 'eman;s beal:

some o te do+uments ere loded rom er email address# and te stle and +ontent

o te do+uments are in an e>ent distin+ti>e3

"63 ,e+ond# iss ,ei@ as sout to inter>ene in te statutor aeals and =udi+ial

re>ie +laims brout b r 'eman# on te basis tat te rose+ution o te

roessional +ares aainst r 'eman are ineDtri+abl lin@ed to >arious asserted

rauds it i+ se is +on+erned3 4ese are set out in numerous la+es in te

>oluminous do+uments# eras most +on>enientl in te do+ument entitled

7Comosite Aeal and *udi+ial 'e>ie Mrounds and ,@eleton Arument8 but in

reater detail on aes 1%0 and olloin o a do+ument labelled 7EC/N Core83

"B3 4ese rauds are as ollos:

i) 4e 'ed 'i>er Con>ean+in and ortae raud (7te 'ed 'i>er raud8): <

deal it tis belo3

ii) 4e ar utual raud (7te ar raud8): 4e nature o tis raud is antin

but +lear? but it aears to o+us on te assertion tat te >i+tims o su+ rauds

as te 'ed 'i>er raud are obstru+ted b te leal sstem# in+ludin te ar

utual and te =udi+iar3

iii) 4e ,'A;s an@ ,+am# Comensation und raud Et+ (7te ,oli+itors;

raud8)8: 4e nature o tis raud is aain not +lear? but it is aarentl

asserted tat te ,oli+itors; 'eulation Aen+ (7te ,'A8) as# unlaull

and +riminall# inter>ened in soli+itors; ra+ti+es to deraud te Cron o tens

o millions o ounds (arara 6)3 Hoe>er# te asserted raud is >er ide#

and te number o arti+iants >er lare and ide in s+oe3

"!3 4e 'ed 'i>er raud as re+entl +onsidered in Anal ,ei@ > ar+ eaumont? Anal

,ei@ & 'abia ,ei@ > Huo Gae and Niel eares [201"] EWHC 192% ()# in

i+ Gatterson * elull distilled and set out te rele>ant ba+@round# or i+ <

am >er rateul3 4e ali+ations beore te +ourt on tat o++asion ere to eDtendeneral +i>il restraint orders (7C'Os8) made b ,en+er * in 201%# en e eDtended

an order made oriinall b urnett * (as e ten as) in 2009 as itsel eDtended b

4uendat * in 20113 e+ause ,en+er * ound tat tere ere rounds or belie>in



tat iss ,ei@ as usin er moter to +ir+um>ent te earlier C'O# e also made a

C'O aainst rs ,ei@# i+ Gatterson * also dul eDtended3 r 'eman

aeared or rs ,ei@ in tose ro+eedins3

"93 ,o as not to o>erburden te bod o tis =udment# < set out te ertinent arts o

Gatterson *;s =udment in AendiD C belo3 rom er indins in+ludin te

indins made b oter +ourts# i+ se re+ites te olloin +an be said3

i) iss ,ei@ as a soli+itor3

ii) olloin an unsu++essul +ommer+ial >enture in>ol>in 'ed 'i>er (F)

-imited# iss ,ei@ +onsidered tat se ad been derauded o a reat deal o

mone3 -itiation ensued3 At trial# it as ound tat tere as no +redible

e>iden+e to suort an o er alleations o raud3 urtermore# durin te

+ourse o tat +ase# iss ,ei@ and er moter made tel>e ali+ations tat

ere de+lared to be totall itout merit3

iii) olloin tose ro+eedins# se ursued# irst# a barrister o ad a+ted or

er in te 'ed 'i>ers litiation# ar+ eaumont3 4at +laim as stru+@ out as

a>in no real rose+t o su++ess3 <n te +ourse o tat a+tion# iss ,ei@made our ali+ations tat ere de+lared to be totall itout merit3

i>) ,e ten +ommen+ed se>eral urter a+tions# larel aainst laers o ad

a+ted or er or aainst er in te 'ed 'i>er litiation in+ludin (indeed# on

more tan one urter o++asion) r eaumont3 4e ro+eedins ere all

staed or stru+@ out as an abuse o ro+ess andor be+ause te stood no real

rose+t o su++ess3

>) <n 2009# iss ,ei@ as stru+@ o te ,oli+itors; 'oll3 4e rele>ant tribunal

ound tat se ad a+ted disonestl3

>i) As art o one set o ro+eedins aainst soli+itors o ad a+ted or er# se

+laimed tat te -a ,o+iet ad +ommitted ban@in raud# ad used its

oers illeall and ad relied uon alse and er=ured e>iden+e? and tat te

=udi+iar (in+ludin te Court o Aeal) as art o te +onsira+ aainst

er3 -ater# se +ontended tat te inter>ention o te ,'A into er ra+ti+e

as a ate +rime? and tat te -a ,o+iet as in>ol>ed in te unlaul

inter>ention into soli+itors; irms and te tet o teir +lients; mone and data3

>ii) iss ,ei@ attemted to inter>ene in a +ase in>ol>in r eaumont# in

i+ se asserted tat te 'ed 'i>er raud# and te ar and ,oli+itors;

rauds# ere rele>ant3

>iii) 4e +laims brout b iss ,ei@ a>e been e>er in+reasin in s+oe# it

an e>er ider taret3 Her ursuit o te rauds as +onsistentl been ound to

a>e been >eDatious3

iD) iss ,ei@ as been illin to use oters to +ir+um>ent te ee+t o te C'O

imosed uon er and urter ursue er +laims in>ol>in ide +onsira+ies#

namel er elderl moter3

603 Mi>en tat ba+@round# it is unsurrisin tat attemts b iss ,ei@ to inter>ene in

r 'eman;s dis+ilinar ro+eedins (in i+ se aears to a>e no ossibleleitimate lo+us or status)# on te basis tat te are ineDtri+abl lin@ed to te rauds

se as been intent on ursuin# a>e been re=e+ted3 urtermore# on 22 *anuar

2016# Cranston * dire+ted tat iss ,ei@ sould not be alloed to reresent r



'eman or assist im as a +Fenie riend at te earin in an o te tree matters

beore im3 On 1! Aril 2016# < eDtended tat order to all o te +laims in>ol>in r

'eman in tis +ourt3

613 Ne>erteless# tose orders a>e not re>ented iss ,ei@;s +ontinued in>ol>ement3

or eDamle# on 1! ebruar 2016# in resonse to Cranston *;s dire+tion tat r

'eman ile a s@eleton arument in Claim No CO$920201"# iss ,ei@ submitted

te do+ument3 <t is not ell/o+used and is +ertainl not ell/o+used on te issues

raised in tat arti+ular +laim but# in relation to te .is+ilinar 4ribunal aneldeterminations i+ ound te aeals in Claim Nos CO1!60201" and

CO2$"$201"# it is said tat 7one or more o embers o te Ganels ere in>ol>ed in

te 'ed 'i>er Con>ean+in and ortae raud# te ,'A;s an@ ,+am#

Comensation raud Et+8 (arara %B(1))# and tat te dis+ilinar ro+eedins

ad an ulterior moti>e tat as raudulent (arara %B(11) and (12))3 A do+ument

entitled 7Comosite Aeal and *udi+ial 'e>ie Mrounds and ,@eleton Arument8#

loded b iss ,ei@ or r 'eman in rese+t o Claim No CO2$"$201" (and

resumabl# i>en its title# also in te =udi+ial re>ie ro+eedins aainst ,)# is

larel de>oted to er roosed inter>ention i+ is based (it is said) on 7+ertain

rauds8# namel te tree rauds < a>e alread des+ribed3

623 Oter do+uments relied uon b r 'eman in te +laims beore me aear to be in

similar orm and stle? and are relete it reeren+es to te tree rauds earlier

asserted b iss ,ei@3

C!(* No CO-7=>8-;79

6%3 4e rounds relied uon in te aeal# Claim No CO2$"$201"# are >er similar to

tose relied uon in te =udi+ial re>ie# Claim No CO1%9!201"3 r 'eman

+ontends tat tis =udi+ial re>ie is o>erar+in# in te sense tat# i ound to be ood#

tat ould undermine e>er indin and determination aainst im b te

.is+ilinar 4ribunal3 <t is tereore aroriate to deal it tis +laim neDt3

6$3 4e +laim as issued on ! ar+ 2016# it %% .eendants and se>eral <nterested

Garties3 <n addition to tose identiied in te Claim orm# te suortin do+ument

i+ is labelled 7F60A8 and i+ urorts to set out te rounds (7te +laim

do+ument8)# lists 7a +lass o barristers8 and 7a +lass o soli+itors8 as <nterested

Garties3 Ominousl# tat +laim do+ument as se+tions entitled 7W Anal ,ei@ >

4e -a ,o+iet [200"] EWHC 1$09 (C) +an dismantle te entire reulator sstem

or laers in te F8 (,e+tion I<<) and 74e neDus beteen Anal ,ei@ > 4e -a

,o+iet [200"] EWHC 1$09 (C) and 4ari5 'eman > 4e ar Coun+il83

6"3 4e rane o .eendants is ide3 4e ar Coun+il and te , are named as te,e+ond and 4ird .eendants rese+ti>el3 CO<C is te ourt .eendant# and te

.is+ilinar 4ribunal is te irst .eendant (altou# in a+t# it does not a>e an

leal ersonalit searate rom CO<C)3 4e -a ,o+iet and te ,'A are it and

,iDt .eendants# and te ar utual is te 4ent ourt .eendant3 4e -eal

Ombudsman is ,e>ent .eendant# and its Meneral Counsel named as ,e>enteent

.eendant3 ost o te oter .eendants are indi>iduals o a>e been in>ol>ed as

members o tribunal anels# or o CO<C# a>e been members o sta o te tribunal#

or a>e a+ted as leal reresentati>es or or aainst r 'eman or iss ,ei@3 r

eaumont is te 4ent ,e+ond .eendant3

663 4e +laim and its suortin do+uments are roliD in te eDtreme# and +ontain a

letora o assertions and +laims or relie3 or eDamle# Gatterson * is =oined as te

4entiet .eendant on te basis tat te C'O se made as 7raudulent8 and sould

be de+lared >oid3 4ere is no e>iden+e tat tat order as in an a irreular? but#



in an e>ent# it is made aainst iss ,ei@# not te Claimant r 'eman# and iss

,ei@ is ell aare tat su+ orders +an be aealed3 ,e aealed te C'O made

aainst er b urnett *# 'i+ards -* indin te aeal to be totall itout merit3

6B3 <t is unne+essar to reearse e>er su+ assertion# onl to dismiss it as unounded3

4is is a ubli+ la a+tion# and te o+us must be on te se+ii+ de+isions o ubli+

bodies tat are +allened3 <n te +onteDt o tis =udi+ial re>ie# < +an also ass o>er

+allenes to se+ii+ determinations o a .is+ilinar 4ribunal (i+ orm mu+ o

te +laim do+uments)# be+ause# in rese+t o tose# tere is an alternati>e remed inte orm o an aeal to tis +ourt (a remed i+ is bein ursued in ea+ +ase b

r 'eman)3 ,imilarl# insoar as tis +laim see@s to raise issues +on+ernin te 'ed

'i>er raud# or te ar or ,oli+itors; rauds# < need not +onsider tem urter: oter

+ourts a>e determined# on more tan amle e>iden+e# tat te ursuit o tose +laims

is >eDatious# and < a>e beore me no sinii+ant e>iden+e tat as not beore tose

+ourts3 < sould note# oe>er# tat tose issues orm te ma=orit o te +omosite

do+ument to i+ < reer abo>e? and te +ontent and lanuae used is immoderate

and lorid3 or eDamle# it suests tat tere are lin@s beteen +ertain barristers;

+ambers and +ertain tes o e+onomi+ raud and tat te ,'A a>e aid barristers

millions o ounds in bribes3 <t suests tat tere ma be 7+riminal imli+ations8 or

te ormer +air o te ,3 <t +alls or te immediate susension o# amonst oters#

Her Honour ,uanne Coates# o +airs one o te .is+ilinar 4ribunal anels tat

+onsidered +ares aainst r 'eman3 4ese alleations# it i+ tis do+ument

is rie# are itout an e>idential basis atsoe>er# and some are +learl s+urrilous3

6!3 4e +ore o tis +laim# su+ as it remains# is set out in ,e+tion 2 o te +laim

do+ument3 4e ob=e+ti>e o te +laim# and te relie sout# is notin i not bold: it

is to a>e an order o te +ourt settin aside e>er ad>erse indin and determination

made b te .is+ilinar 4ribunal# aainst an barrister? and to a>e e>er barrister

o as e>er been debarred or susended dul restored and aid +omensation (ae

1!)3 <t is submitted tat su+ relie sould be ranted be+ause te ro+edure adoted b te , is undamentall laed# brea+in (amonst oter tins) te rin+iles

relatin to deleated oers and te searation o oers3 4e .is+ilinar 4ribunal

(it is said) 7a+ts under te di+tation and in +ollusion it teK ,8# and it blatantl

disreards te 201$ 'eulations3

693 4is +laim is leall oeless3

B03 irst# te se+ii+ oints tat are made e33 tat members o te <n>estiation and

Hearin 4eam unlaull attend GCC meetins# and tat some o te anels 7ad no

+onstituti>e =urisdi+tion8 be+ause te +air as a retired =ude are siml bad oints

in la3 4e means b i+ te , identi +ases to ursue to a .is+ilinar4ribunal is 5uintessentiall a matter or it? and# as < eDlained in m =udment on 22

Aril# a 7retired =ude8 is a 7=ude8 o +an +air a anel under te .is+ilinar

'eulations3

B13 ,e+ond# it does not o+us or +allene an se+ii+ de+isions: it siml asserts tat te

s+eme# as a ole# is bad# and e>er de+ision or determination tat is made is

+onse5uentl bad3 4e de+isions listed are siml b a o eDamle# itout an

arti+ular demerit bein alleed3 r 'eman see@s some orm o ubli+ en5uir into

te dis+ilinar s+eme ali+able to barristers (and# it seems# oter roessions: see

,e+tion I<<)# i+ is not te un+tion o tis +ourt3 <nsoar as it see@s to +allene

de+isions on a +ase se+ii+ basis# it +an do so b a o statutor aeal3

B23 4ird# tere is siml no e>idential basis or te rimar assertion made3 As < a>e

des+ribed# te GCC and te , are arms o te ar Coun+il# it te roles and



oers ranted b te ar Coun+il in te Comlaints 'eulations and 201$

'eulations3

B%3 ourt# tere is similarl no e>idential basis or te roosition tat te sstem is

inerentl ri>en it ro+edural error su+ tat tere is sstemi+ +orrution or

malun+tionin3 Garti+ularl# tere is no e>iden+e tat te .is+ilinar 4ribunal 7a+ts

under te di+tation o and in +ollusion it te ,83 ,iml be+ause te tribunal

inds +ares brout b te , aainst a barrister to a>e been made ood# is not#

in itsel# e>iden+e tat te tribunal is antin less tan s+ruulous in erormin its =udi+ial un+tions3 < in a arti+ular +ase it is not# ten a deendant as a rit o

aeal to tis +ourt3

B$3 or tose reasons# < do not +onsider tis +laim is aruable3

B"3 urter# aart rom te +omosite do+ument to i+ < a>e reerred# some arts o

te +laim are leall s+urrilous# e33 te assertion tat# in ma@in ere+tl

straitorard and unob=e+tionable standard dire+tions in a dis+ilinar +ase aainst

r 'eman# lauD * as a+tin under te di+tation o or in +ollusion it te , in

ma@in su+ dire+tions (aes 1B%/$ o te +laim do+ument)? or tat >arious barristers

o reresented r 'eman 7+olluded it te [,] so tat te ould lose teir +ases8 (ae 1B%)? or tat 'i+ards -*# in dismissin iss ,ei@;s aeal aainst er

C'O# as a+tin imroerl to rote+t te interests o r eaumont (ae 1$1)? or

tat tere is or mit be a ubli+ er+etion tat -ord *ude C* 7as beind te 'ed

'i>er Con>ean+in and ortae raud8 (ae 1$1)3 4ere is no e>idential basis

or an o tose assertions# to i+ < reer b a o eDamle onl3

B63 urtermore# altou o +ourse < a>e not eard rom iss ,ei@# it seems

tolerabl +lear tat iss ,ei@ is see@in to use r 'eman;s +laim to urter er

on +laim tat se as a >i+tim o raud in te 'ed 'i>er matter# i+ is introdu+ed

in te +laim do+ument on te basis tat er +ase and tat o r 'eman 7bore similar

eatures8 (aes 20!/209)3 <n arti+ular# se o>ertl reared te +omosite s@eleton

arument to i+ < a>e reerred3 < do not a>e to de+ide eter iss ,ei@ is

brea+in er C'O b usin a de>i+e trou r 'eman and# i>en < a>e not

eard rom er# it ould be inaroriate to do so3 Hoe>er# it seems to me tat

eiter se is usin tis +laim in tat a# or alternati>el r 'eman see@s to adot

te same assertions in tis +laim as ere ound to be >eDatious in te ands o iss

,ei@ some time ao3

BB3 <n an e>ent# < am satisied tat tis +laim or =udi+ial re>ie is not onl unaruable#

at its iest# it is +lear tat no =ude +ould roerl +on+lude tat tis +laim mit

su++eed3 <t is totall itout merit3

B!3 or tose reasons# < reuse ermission to ro+eed# and de+lare te +laim to be totall

itout merit3

C!(* No CO-;?<?-;7<

B93 Ha>in dealt it Claim No CO1%9!2016# < +an deal it te aeal in Claim No

CO2$"$201" relati>el sortl be+ause tere is a +onsiderable o>erla in te

rounds o +allene3

!03 4e +ares arose as ollos3 <n 2011# r 'eman set u Fins Court Cambers#

irminam3 rom Aril to *une 2012# e and <an a+donald C ere =ointl eado +ambers3 4el>e +ares o mis+ondu+t ere brout aainst r 'eman# and

siD aainst r a+donald# arisin out o at mit be broadl des+ribed as

+ambers; administration and +lient manaement+are3



!13 4e re+ise +ares are not material to te rounds o +allene# but# essentiall# it

as alleed tat r 'eman:

i) enaed in dis+reditable +ondu+t b areein to te use o s+rits b

emloees o Mlobal <mmiration Consultants -imited (7Mlobal8) in teleone

+on>ersations it rose+ti>e la +lients i+ in+luded a reresentation tat

a barrister or barristers o is +ambers ould or@ it te rose+ti>e +lient

in return or a stated ee ereas te sum in+luded# in addition to te +ard

andlin ee# an additional sum o 100 retained b Mlobal?

ii) ailed to ta@e all reasonable stes to ensure tat is +ambers ere

administered +ometentl and ei+ientl in relation to +ases under te ubli+

a++ess rules# in+ludin a++etin +ases in +ir+umstan+es in i+ no member

o +ambers ad ta@en an stes to as+ertain eter it ould be in te best

interests o te +lient or in te interests o =usti+e to instru+t a soli+itor?

iii) ailed to ta@e all reasonable stes to ensure tat is +ambers ere

administered +ometentl and ei+ientl in relation to te andlin o our

+omlaints reardin leal ser>i+es urortedl ro>ided b unidentiied

members o is +ambers?

i>) ailed to +oml it te ubli+ a++ess rules b sulin leal ser>i+es to to

la +lients itout inormin tem in ritin o te ees e roosed to +are

or te basis on i+ te ees ould be +al+ulated?

>) ailed to +oml it te ubli+ a++ess rules b sulin leal ser>i+es to a

la +lient itout inormin te +lient in ritin o te or@ e areed to

erorm? and

>i) ailed to +oml it te ar Code o Condu+t in rese+t o is andlin o a

+omlaint b a la +lient in rese+t o or@ underta@en b imsel and anoter member o +ambers3

!23 r 'eman denied all o te +ares3

!%3 On 1% a 201"# a anel o te tribunal (Her Honour ,uanne Coates +airin) ound

ro>ed all but one +are (i3e3 te alleed ailure to ta@e an stes to as+ertain eter

it ould be in te best interests o te +lient or in te interests o =usti+e to instru+t a

soli+itor)3 <t as ound tat# at times# r 'eman ad been in+onsistent and e>asi>e#

and on o++asions ad tried to mislead te tribunal3 4e tribunal ad=ourned san+tion

until r 'eman;s aeals o earlier tribunal indins ad run teir +ourse3 <t

ro+eeded to +onsider te 5uestion o san+tion in rese+t o r a+donald (o addenied but as ound uilt o siD +ares)# and +on+luded tat no san+tion sould be

ordered3

!$3 r 'eman;s rounds o +allene are ound in te +omosite do+ument to i+ <

a>e alread reerred3 4e are tree in number3

!"3 irst# it is submitted tat te .is+ilinar 4ribunal is not an imartial and indeendent

tribunal# be+ause it is ine+ted b te idesread imroriet and +orrution tat iss

,ei@ allees aainst laers# in te orm o te 7rauds8 to i+ < a>e alread

alluded3 4ose assertions in+lude members o te anel a++etin bribes3

!63 4ese are te assertions tat ounded te =udi+ial re>ie +laim in Claim No

CO1%9!2016# dealt it abo>e3 s Gadield des+ribed te assertions as 7utterl

an+iul83 Certainl# te a>e no s+intilla o e>idential oundation3



!B3 ,e+ond# it is +ontended tat r 'eman did not a>e a air earin# be+ause te ar

utual <ndemnit und ro>ided leal reresentation or r a+donald but not or

im3

!!3 r 'eman reresented imsel at te tribunal earin3 r a+donald as

reresented b Counsel (in+ludin -eadin Counsel at te ar+ 201" earin)3

4ere is no e>iden+e as to te undin arranements r a+donald ad in la+e? but#

in an e>ent# tis alleed ine5ualit o arms as not raised b r 'eman at te

tribunal earin? e is a barrister# and tereore sould be +ometent to +ondu+t su+ aearin in erson? and tere is no e>iden+e tat# as a result o im not bein leall

reresented# e suered an unairness atsoe>er3 4e tribunal# a+tin =udi+iall#

ere bound to ensure tat e did not suer as a result o an ossible 7ine5ualit o

arms8? and tere is no e>iden+e tat te did not do so3 4ere as no aruable brea+

o arti+le 6 o te Euroean Con>ention on Human 'its or tat# in some a# r

'eman as been te >i+tim o ra+ial dis+rimination as asserted3

!93 4ird and inall# r 'eman +allenes te reusal o te tribunal anel to sta te

ro+eedins3 4e round is not +lear: it seems tat it is submitted tat te ro+eedins

out to a>e been staed endin a =udi+ial re>ie in i+ a sta mit a>e been

ranted3 Hoe>er# no su+ relie as been ranted in an =udi+ial re>ie3 As s

Gadield submitted# tere is no aeal aainst a reusal o a sta3 4is round is

+onse5uentl emt3

903 or tose reasons# none o te rounds ut orard is aruable3 <ndeed# as s

Gadield submitted# < am o te irm >ie tat tis +laim too is totall itout merit3

<t is >er mu+ o+used on te same rounds as te =udi+ial re>ie in Claim No

CO1%9!2016? and te additional rounds add no eit or merit to te +laim as a

ole3

913 or tose reasons# < dismiss tis aeal# and de+lare te aeal to be totall itout

merit3

C!(* No CO->8=-;79

923 inall# < turn to te se+ond =udi+ial re>ie3

9%3 4e +laim as loded on 2% ebruar 2016# and it names 16 .eendants and i>e

<nterested Garties3 4e +laim and suortin do+uments are in te reion o 1"00

aes3

9$3 Hoe>er# te +laim is not as +omleD as tose iures suest3 4e de+isions to be

=udi+iall re>ieed are set out in a do+ument labelled 7F$! AendiD <<<83 4at+onirms tat te o+us o tis +laim is te -eO: it lists ten +ateories o de+ision# all

made b te -eO# i+ r 'eman see@s to +allene3 4e onl oter de+isions

+allened are said to be 7, dire+tions8# and 7,'A;s ailure to rose+ute83 4ose

are +learl erieral to te +laim aainst te -eO3

9"3 r 'eman as been te sub=e+t o a number o +omlaints to te -eO in rese+t o

is ser>i+e as a barrister3 He sas tat tese a>e in>ol>ed literall undreds o

7de+isions8# o i+ e +omlains but most o tese are not inal and bindin

de+isions# and# as su+# are not amenable to =udi+ial re>ie3 4e de+isions tat are

sus+etible to =udi+ial re>ie are set out in ,e+tion % o te Claim orm# but

unortunatel it man oter de+isions i+ are not3 4e rele>ant de+isions aremost +on>enientl set out in te -eO;s ,ummar Mrounds rom arara 6$

onards3 4ose rounds also set out# su++in+tl and +on+lusi>el# none o te

+allenes made is aruable3



963 riel:

.e+ision 1: 4e de+ision +allened is te -eO;s de+ision to enor+e trou te

+ount +ourt is inal de+ision o 19 *anuar 201"# on a +omlaint b a r <5bal ,ai

aus# tat r 'eman reund r aus te ee o %#000 e aid toeter it a

ament o 200 or in+on>enien+e et+ as a result o te oor ser>i+e e re+ei>ed

rom r 'eman3 r 'eman# oe>er# as not disuted te inal de+ision? tere do

not aear to be an rounds uon i+ e +ould do so? and# i tere ere a ood

reason to oose te enor+ement# tat is a matter i+ e +an ta@e u it te+ount +ourt in te debt re+o>er ro+eedins3

.e+isions 2 and 6: r 'eman see@s to +allene te re+ommendation o te -eO to

ta@e =urisdi+tion in rese+t o a +omlaint made b a r .a>is3 Hoe>er# su+ a

re+ommendation is not bindin: it is oen to r 'eman to ob=e+t to te

re+ommendation# and re5uest te -eO to ma@e a determination# i+ ould be inal

and bindin# and ould ten be sus+etible to =udi+ial re>ie3

.e+isions %# $ and ": r 'eman see@s to +allene te de+ision o te -eO to reer

im to te , or in>estiation b tem# i>en te e>iden+e o sstemi+ ailins in

is ra+ti+e3 4e -eO as emoered and entitled to ma@e su+ a reeren+e3 <n temeantime# r 'eman see@s to +allene te de+ision not to susend enor+ement

a+tion? but# aain# e does not see@ to +allene te underlin determination on te

se+ii+ +omlaint# tat e a ba+@ te +omlainant (a r .a>id) %#000 ees and

"00 +omensation3 4is +allene is bad or te same reasons as te +allene to

.e+ision 13

.e+ision B: 4is is anoter +allene to an enor+ement de+ision3 <t is bad or te

same reason: but# in addition# te statutor demand o i+ arti+ular +omlaint as

made as no been itdran3

.e+isions $0 and $1: r 'eman +allenes te de+ision to a++et +omlaints tatare eD+luded under te statutor ro>isions3 No su+ de+ision as been made3

.e+ision "0: 4is is anoter enor+ement +ase3 4e +allene is bad or te same

reasons3

9B3 As +an be seen# te ma=orit o te +allened de+isions are in rese+t o enor+ement

o determinations made b te -eO# i+ a>e not temsel>es been +allened3

,u+ +allenes as are made are unaruable3 <t is dii+ult not to +on+lude tat tese

+allenes a>e been made it a >ie siml to a>oidin ament to indi>iduals

o a>e been su++essul in ma@in a +omlaint# and o a>e been aarded te

return o teir ees and modest +omensation or in+on>enien+e in a -eOdetermination3 4ose determinations are inal# and bindin on r 'eman3 4e are

roerl enor+eable b te -eO# o as not aruabl a+ted unlaull in see@in to

enor+e tem3

9!3 <n rese+t o oter arties# < need sa little3 irst# a +omlaint is made tat te -a

,o+iet as ublised details o te -eO;s determinations aainst r 'eman# but it

as not made an su+ ubli+ation# i+ as been made b te -eO imsel3

,e+ond# a mandator order is sout to re5uire te ,'A to in>estiate and rose+ute a

number o indi>iduals# in+ludin te Meneral Counsel o te -eO3 Hoe>er#

de+isions to in>estiate and ursue dis+ilinar ro+eedins are 5uintessentiall a

matter or te rele>ant autorities and tere is no e>iden+e tat te a>e madede+isions irrationall or unlaull in an oter a3



993 or tose reasons# tis +laim is not aruable# as aainst an .eendant? indeed# < do

not +onsider an element o it to a>e an merit3 < de+lare te +laim to be totall

itout merit3

Con)/%(on !n# Or#er

1003 As < a>e indi+ated# r 'eman (and iss ,ei@ on is beal) a>e loded a

rodiious amount o material in suort o tese aeals and ali+ation to ro+eed

it =udi+ial re>ie3 < a>e dealt it te main lan@s o ea+ matter# in terms o issues raised b r 'eman3 or te reasons < a>e i>en# < do not +onsider an issue

raised to be aruable# and te >ast ma=orit to be totall itout merit3 < sould ma@e

+lear tat < a>e +onsidered all o te material r 'eman loded rior to te

rese+ti>e earins3 Ha>in done so# < +an sa it +oniden+e tat e raises no oter

issue o an reater merit tan tose < a>e se+ii+all dealt it in tis =udment3

1013 or te sa@e o +omletion# < ould add to tins3

1023 irst# tis ee@ (i3e3 ell ater te 10 a earin)# < a>e re+ei>ed# dire+t to m

+ler@# emails rom se>eral eole see@in to inter>ene in te =udi+ial re>ie Claim

Nos CO9!%2016 and CO1%9!20163 None as made a ormal ali+ation tointer>ene? indeed# tere is no e>iden+e tat an as notiied an o te arties tat

te is to inter>ene3 ,ome a>e eDressed a is to remain anonmous3 Not all

a>e i>en an reasons as to te is to inter>ene3 4ose o a>e i>en

reasons aear to a>e been in>ol>ed in litiation i+ as not ad te out+ome te

ould a>e ised# and about i+ te are arie>ed3 Mi>en m >ies on te

merits o te substanti>e =udi+ial re>ie +laims made b r 'eman# it is

unne+essar or me to sa antin urter about tese emails# i+# in te

+ir+umstan+es# re5uire no urter a+tion b te +ourt3 A +o o tis =udment ill be

sent to ea+ o tose o a>e sout to inter>ene in tis a3

10%3 ,e+ond# in resondin to tese aeals and +laims# te , as raised a sinii+antnumber o ro+edural oints# mainl relatin to ro+edural ailures b r 'eman in

te aeals and =udi+ial re>ies3 <t as been unne+essar to enae it man o

tose# be+ause < a>e ta@en a irm >ie on te merits o tese +laims3 Hoe>er# tat

sould not be ta@en as an indi+ation tat none o te ro+edural oints ad merit3 <t

seems to me tat r 'eman as# in a number o as# ailed roerl to enae in

te aeals and +laims e as laun+ed3

10$3 < sall order as ollos:

i) Claim No CO1!60201": 4e aeal be dismissed3

ii) Claim No CO2$"$201": 4e aeal be dismissed# as totall itout merit3

iii) Claim No CO9!%2016: Germission to ro+eed be reused# te +laim bein

totall itout merit3

i>) Claim No CO1%9!2016: Germission to ro+eed be reused# te +laim bein

totall itout merit3

10"3 ,o ar as +osts are +on+erned# < a>e re+ei>ed ritten submissions olloin

+ir+ulation o te drat =udment3 4e , does not see@ an order or +osts in

rese+t o te statutor aeals3 <n rese+t o tose# tere ill siml be no order asto +osts3 4e , as >er late in lodin rounds o oosition in te =udi+ial

re>ies? and# as a result# < did not +onsider tem and te , sould not re+o>er an

rele>ant +osts3 4e -eal Ombudsman# reda ,ar@e# te -a ,o+iet and te



,oli+itors; 'eulator Autorit see@ teir +osts o ilin an A+@noledment o

,er>i+e and rearin summar rounds o oosition3 4eir rese+ti>e interests are

dierent? and te are entitled to re+o>er tose +osts3 4eir statements o +osts are

roortionate and reasonable in amount# bot in rese+t o te areate amounts and

indi>idual items +laimed3 < sall order r 'eman to a te +osts o te +laim o

ea+ o tem# i+ < sall summaril assess in te sums sout3

1063 <n is ritten submissions# r 'eman as alied or ermission to aeal to te

Court o Aeal (Ci>il .i>ision) and also# b a o lea/ro# to te ,ureme Court34e ali+ation is reused3

i) 4ere is no aeal aainst te =udment o tis +ourt on te statutor aeals

(see [22] abo>e)3

ii) An ali+ation or ermission to aeal aainst te reusal o ermission to

ro+eed it te =udi+ial re>ies must be made to te Court o Aeal (see

CG' rule "231"(1))3

iii) <n an e>ent# r 'eman does not ut orard an rounds o +allene# sa>e

tat no a+tion ta@en b te , and no de+ision o te .is+ilinar 4ribunal is>alid as a result o se>eral asserted +onsira+ies in>ol>in bot sides o te

roession# te =udi+iar and man oters3 or te reasons set out in tis

=udment# tere is no e>idential oundation or su+ assertions? and tere is no

real ossibilit tat an aeal +ourt ould +on+lude oterise3

A00ENDI@ A

4e olloin are named b r 'eman as arties in Claim No CO9!%20163

.eendants

(1) 4e -eal Ombudsman

(2) 4e ar Coun+il

(%) 4e ar ,tandards oard

($) 4e .is+ilinar 4ribunal o te <nns o Court

(") 4e -a ,o+iet o Enland and Wales

(6) 4e ,oli+itors; 'eulation Autorit(B) 'obert urns

(!) i+ael Carter

(9) Gaul Grett

(10) reda ,ar@e

(11) <an a+.onald

(12) Niel Wra

(1%) elanie Winter lood

(1$) Cristina Mordon Henderson

(1") -ouise ,antemara

(16) 4e inister o *usti+e

<nterested Garties




(2) 4e -eal ,er>i+es oard

(%) 4e Coun+il o te <nns o Court

($) E5ualit and Human 'its Commission

A00ENDI@ B

4e olloin are named b r 'eman as arties in Claim No CO1%9!20163

(1) 4e .is+ilinar 4ribunal o te <nns o Court

(2) 4e ar Coun+il

(%) 4e ar ,tandards oard

($) 4e Coun+il o te <nns o Court

(") 4e -a ,o+iet o Enland and Wales

(6) ,oli+itors; 'eulation Autorit

(B) 4e -eal Ombudsman;s ,er>i+e

(!) Gilli Curl

(9) 'osemar Millesie

(10) Hoard reeman(11) ar@ West

(12) Modin usuttil

(1%) And 'ussell

(1$) araret Hilson

(1") 'obert urns (a barrister)

(16) Gaul Grett (a barrister)

(1B) reda ,ar@e (a soli+itor)

(1!) Fate allison

(19) 'i+ard Mold

(20) ran+es Gatterson

(21) *ulian lauD(22) ar+ eaumont

(2%) Anton ,eit

(2$) 4e ar utual <ndemnit und

(2") 4imot .utton

(26) Gatri+ia 'obertson

(2B) 'ut .ee+

(2!) Ni+olas Gillis

(29) <an a+.onald

(%0) Andre it+ell

(%1) Carla 'e>ere

(%2) *e Caman(%%) Cristoer Git+ord

<nterested Garties


(2) 4e -eal ,er>i+es oard

(%) 4e Coun+il o te <nns o Court

($) E5ualit and Human 'its Commission

(") Pas ee

(6) ,a>ron etel

(B) Andre Ieen

A00ENDI@ C



EDtra+t rom Anal ,ei@ > ar+ eaumont? Anal ,ei@ & 'abia ,ei@ >

Huo Gae & Niel eares [201"] EWHC 192% () at [B]/[%B] (Gatterson *)

B3 iss ,ei@ as a +on>ean+in soli+itor3 or man ears se as te rin+ial o a

i street ra+ti+e in Wemble3

!3 .is+ilinar ro+eedins ere brout aainst er b te -a ,o+iet3 On 1 a

2009 te ,oli+itors .is+ilinar 4ribunal ound +ares aainst iss ,ei@ to be ro>ed3 4e main +ares ere tat se ad made imroer transers out o er +lient

a++ount and tat se deli>ered a bill itout an onest belie tat it reresented a

roer ee3 4e tribunal ound tat# in tose rese+ts# se ad a+ted disonestl3 ,e

as stru+@ o te ,oli+itors -ist on " a 20093

10B3 Grior to ten one o iss ,ei@;s +lients# a r .oan# set u a +oman @non as

'ed 'i>er (F) -imited to bu a ormer etrol station i+ ad de>eloment

otential3 iss ,ei@ and er moter loaned mone to r .oan and is +oman

to assist in te +omletion o roert de>eloment in te ,to@e Neinton 'oad#

-ondon N163 rs ,ei@ ro>ided mone to er dauter it i+ to ma@e te

loan3 a o se+urit# restri+tions in a>our o bot moter and dauter ere la+ed on te title o te land at H -and 'eistr3

10!3 .isutes arose beteen te ,ei@s and r .oan and litiation ensued3 4e

disutes ere resol>ed and a settlement areement as entered into3 Hoe>er# tat

bro@e don and# in 200B# ro+eedins ere +ommen+ed in te Can+er .i>ision b

'ed 'i>er (F) -imited and r .oan aainst iss ,ei@ and rs ,ei@3 4ere

ere numerous +ontested interlo+utor ali+ations in te litiation? on tel>e

o++asions Henderson * ruled tat ali+ations brout b te ,ei@s ere totall

itout merit3 4e +ase ultimatel +ame to trial beore Henderson * o in Aril

2010 a>e =udment at [2010] EWHC 961 (C)3 Almost all oints on liabilit ere

de+ided aainst te ,ei@s3

1093 4e settlement areement ad ro>ided or a ament to te ,ei@s o some 132

million3 <t as en>isaed tat tat ament ould be inan+ed b a res loan raised

on te se+urit o te roert3 4at +ould not be done itout te release o te

eDistin restri+tions in a>our o te ,ei@s3 an o te interlo+utor earins in

te Can+er .i>ision ere +on+erned it or@in out o tat mortae +ould be

a++omlised3

1103 On 2 O+tober 200B a earin too@ la+e beore ris * (as e ten as)3 iss

,ei@ +ontends tat te order tat as made on tat o++asion as art o a

+onsira+ to deraud er3 At te ultimate trial Henderson * ound tat tere as no+redible e>iden+e to suort an alleation o raud3 He ound also tat iss ,ei@

ad intentionall and it er ees oen undermined te reinan+in in su+ a a as

to ma@e it imossible to erorm3 4e unortunate out+ome as tat te ,ei@s

re+ei>ed notin rom te settlement at all3

1113 iss ,ei@ ten bean ro+eedins aainst ar+ eaumont# a barrister o ad

a+ted or er at one stae in te 'ed 'i>er saa# and alleed roessional nelien+e

on is art3 ,e obtained =udment in deault o deen+e but tat as set aside3 ,e

ten alied or summar =udment and or an interim ament3 r eaumont

alied or te +laim to be dismissed in its entiret on te rounds tat it ad no

rose+t o su++ess3 4ose +laims ere eard b ,imon * o a>e =udment at

[2009] EWHC 1619 () in i+ e ound aainst iss ,ei@3 He +onsidered te

tel>e bases o +laim ad>an+ed aainst r eaumont and de+ided tat none ad an



real rose+t o su++ess3 He ruled tat our ali+ations brout b iss ,ei@ ere

totall itout merit3

1123 iss ,ei@ ten issued ro+eedins in Willesden Count Court aainst i>e more

laers o ad a+ted aainst er in te eaumont +ase3 4ose +laims ere staed

on rounds tat te +ase as an abuse o ro+ess# or alternati>el# tat it dis+losed no

reasonable rounds to brin te +laim3

11%3 On 6 *ul 2009 to a+tions ere +ommen+ed in te Can+er .i>ision b iss,ei@ and er moter as +laimants aainst a total o 16 deendants3 4e deendants

in+luded tree indi>idual soli+itors# to barristers o a+ted or te .oans and 'ed

'i>er and ar+ eaumont and r eaumont;s ie3 On 1B and 1! ebruar 2010

Norris * stru+@ out bot a+tions aainst all roessionals as dis+losin no reasonable

+ause o a+tion3

11$3 On 1! *une 2009 Witers# soli+itors a+tin on beal o ar+ eaumont# ad issued

an ali+ation or a +i>il restraint order aainst iss ,ei@3 Ha>in been ad=ourned

or ant o time on 2" *une 2009 it +ame on as an ee+ti>e earin on 16 *ul3 On

tat o++asion urnett * (as e ten as) in a =udment at [2009] EWHC 2%%2 ()

made a eneral restraint order to last or to ears3 <n te +ourse o is =udmenturnett * said:

7203 4e a in i+ iss ,ei@ as bea>ed in rese+t o

er litiation it r3 eaumont demonstrates in m >ie tat

se as been >eDatious3 <t is +lear tat iss ,ei@ is usin er

leal @nolede a+5uired o>er ears as a soli+itor to arass not

onl r3 eaumont but also is ie and no is leal

ad>isers3 Wilst < understand te det o er eelins about

te a in i+ se sas se as been treated er a+tions

demonstrate an all too +ommon eature o >eDatious litiation3

4ere is an underlin disute tat musrooms out o +ontrol?

disaointments in te +ourts are >isited it urter

ali+ations# aeals and res a+tions3 4e in>ol>ement o

laers on te oter side as deendants in due +ourse is also a

>er +ommon eature# so too is in+reasinl intemerate

lanuae to des+ribe te +ondu+t and a+tions o =udes o

a>e disaointed te litiant in te +ourse o iser tra>els

trou tese +ourts3 ut it is +lear rom te +on+lusions

rea+ed b Henderson * last ear in te Red River litiation#

tat tis bea>iour is not an altoeter isolated in+ident3 iss

,ei@ as ta@en a lot o time toda to imress uon me tater underlin +omlaint about te 'ed 'i>er roert

transa+tion amounts to raud# in rese+t o i+ se allees

man eole ere in>ol>ed3 ,e +onsiders tat in due +ourse

se ill be >indi+ated in tose ro+eedins3 Noneteless# it

troubles me tat se sould a>e started res ro+eedins in

te Can+er .i>ision on Bt *ul3 At te eart o it is a

+omlaint aainst one o te +laimants in te 'ed 'i>er

litiation# and te allmar@s o >eDation are# < am araid#

resent in te >er lon list o deendants tat one sees tere38

He +on+luded tat a eneral +i>il restraint order as roortionate3 An eDtendedrestraint order ould not be sui+ient or aroriate in te +ase a>in reard to te

istor o unmeritorious ali+ations made in oter ro+eedins and te additional

+laims and ali+ations tat iss ,ei@ ad laed u in ront o im on tat da3



11"3 iss ,ei@ sout ermission to aeal3 'i+ards -*# in orders dated 21 .e+ember

2009# ound tat er roosed aeals aainst te =udments o urnett * and ,imon *

ere totall itout merit3

2010 to 201%

1163 On 16 ar+ 2010 ro+eedins ere issued in te ueen;s en+ .i>ision in te

name o rs ,ei@ aainst Huo Gae C and Niel eares +laimin damaes in

te amount o 13" million3 ot r Gae and r eares ad a+ted or iss ,ei@at dierent staes o te 'ed 'i>er litiation3 Alleations ere made in te

arti+ulars o +laim tat bot ad been nelient# a+ted in brea+ o teir duties to rs

,ei@# a+ted in brea+ o +ontra+t and ad +onsired to deraud3 <n addition# te

arti+ulars o +laim as@ed te +ourt to ma@e a number o de+larations# amonst i+

as a +laim tat ,imon * erred in is de+ision in te ar+ eaumont ro+eedins (to

i+ rs ,ei@ as not a art)# tat ar+ eaumont as nelient# tat Norris *

erred en e stru+@ out te ,ei@s; +laim aainst r 4om ,mit# tat urnett *

erred en e ranted te +i>il restraint order and tat 'i+ards -* erred in te Court

o Aeal in is indin tat iss ,ei@;s aeals in te ro+eedins aainst ar+

eaumont ere totall itout merit3

11B3 A earin as eld on %0 *une 2010 beore .eut aster Homan i+ iss

,ei@ attended it er moter3 4e .eut aster reused to allo iss ,ei@ to

reresent er moter and re+orded is indins in relation to rs ,ei@;s +aa+it

and iss ,ei@;s in>ol>ement3 <n te trans+rit e said:

7oter does not understand at is oin on is bein used b

te dauter o as ot a eneral restraint order aainst er#

or er on ends and it is not sometin tat te +ourt is oin

to +ontemlate# so < am stain it38

He staed te ro+eedins and ordered tat no urter ali+ation +ould be madeitout ermission o a ueen;s en+ aster3

11!3 <n ebruar 2011 iss ,ei@ alied to a Hi Court *ude or ermission to issue a

+laim orm aainst to oter laers o ad a+ted or er# namel# Mreor

4re>erton/*ones C and Niel West o 'ad+lies-erasseur3 Her roosed

arti+ulars o +laim also alleed tat te -a ,o+iet ad +ommitted ban@in raud#

used its oers illeall and relied on alse and er=ured e>iden+e3 ,e alleed tat

te Court o Aeal as art o a +onsira+ aainst er3 C'O1 re5uired er to i>e

noti+e to roosed deendants but se sout to issue te ro+eedins itout i>in

su+ noti+e3

1193 On 12 *ul 2011 4uendat * made an order eDtendin or a urter to ears te

eneral +i>il restraint order i+ ad been made b urnett *3 <n late 2012 iss

,ei@ bean sendin +ommuni+ations to senior members o o>ernment and te

=udi+iar3 ,e made a urter +omlaint aainst Anesta Wee@es C o ad a+ted or

er at one stae in te ,oli+itors .is+ilinar 4ribunal ro+eedins3

1203 iss ,ei@ ten sout a deault =udment on beal o er moter in te a+tion

aainst r Gae and r eares3 4e ali+ation +ame on beore .eut aster

ard3 He reused te ali+ation3 iss ,ei@ +ontends tat is e>iden+e o te

.eut aster bein art o a +onsira+ aainst er3

1213 r Gae and r eares ere +on+erned tat iss ,ei@ ould +ommen+e res

ro+eedins o some @ind aainst tem# i se as able to do so# but also tat i te

+i>il restraint order as not eDtended to in+lude er moter se ould use er



moter;s name to brin ro+eedins3 As a result te sout a +i>il restraint order in

rese+t o rs ,ei@ at te same time as see@in an eDtension o urnett *;s order3

1223 4e most +on>enient >ei+le in i+ to brin tose ali+ations as in te a+tions

staed b .eut aster Homan3 Germission as sout and ranted b aster

Eastman on 2" *une 201% to ma@e an ali+ation to =oin iss ,ei@ in tose

ro+eedins3

201% u to 201"

12%3 4e substanti>e ali+ations or +i>il restraint orders +ame beore ,en+er * on 12

*ul 201%3 He eDtended te eneral +i>il restraint order in rese+t o iss ,ei@ or

a urter to ears and made a similar +i>il restraint order in rese+t o rs ,ei@3

12$3 4ere as ten a eriod o 5uietude but# on 2 *anuar 201$# iss ,ei@ sent an

email entitled Jrent Ali+ation to te 'it Honourable -ord *usti+e Neuberer

or <nterim 'elie in te F Claim or in te Case o Anal ,ei@ > 4e -a ,o+iet

[200"] EWHC 1$09;3 ,e +ontended tat te inter>ention b te ,oli+itors

'eulation Autorit as a ate +rime3

12"3 4e olloin mont# on 26 ebruar 201$# iss ,ei@ emailed Gatri+ia 'obertson

C sain tat se as alin to te ,ureme Court to =oin er as a resondent in

er ali+ation3

1263 <n an email dated $ ar+ 201" se sent an email to sinii+ant numbers o barristers

in>ol>ed in te Mlobal -a ,ummit 201" entitled 74e -a ,o+iet;s ban@ s+am#

raud on te +omensation und# tet o soli+itors; billed +osts# tet o residual

balan+es# tet o bona >a+antia# tet o +lient deosits# tet o +lient data and its

unlaul inter>entions into soli+itors irms38

12B3 On 2% Aril 201" iss ,ei@ emailed Ousele * and aroness .ee+ and +oied inmembers o te board o te Coun+il o te <nns o Court (CO<C) i>in noti+e o er

intention to inter>ene in te +ase o ar+ eaumont > ar ,tandards oard3 ,e said

tat er des+rition and istor as set out in a do+ument entitled F%B3 ,e said:

7r eaumont as also let me don >er badl in at < +all

te ,'A;s ban@ s+am# +omensation und raud et+ in i+ e

a+ted3 He as also bea>ed un+ons+ionabl in te 'ed 'i>er

+on>ean+in and mortae (also as deined) in i+ e

urorted to a+t3 inall# r eaumont and ar utual a>e

embar@ed uon at < reer to as te ar utual raud38

12!3 On %0 Aril 201" iss ,ei@ sout to inter>ene in a =udi+ial re>ie brout b

ar+ eaumont aainst te ar ,tandards oard i+ as listed or earin beore

Ousele *3 .urin te +ourse o tose ro+eedins se as as@ed i se as antin

to be =oined as an interested art3 ,e relied:

7 -ord# irstl < see@ to resond to r Hend;s +omments3

Gut in a nutsell tere is no +i>il restraint order but tat

ob>iousl +an;t be in disute38

,e as as@ed ten at se as see@in3 ,e relied:

7Wat < see@ m -ord# in broad terms is tis < see@ a remed

rom te state or loss < a>e suered be+ause o K < ill ut it

in tese terms K an a+t o +orrution b a ubli+ oi+ial3 <n



narrati>e# < see@ to be =oined in tese ro+eedins to >entilate

issues +on+ernin te role o barrister in tese times o [se>eral

inaudible ords] but tat does need some eDlanation m -ord

so < onder i < +an ta@e a e minutes o our time38

1293 On 6 a 201" iss ,ei@ sout to inter>ene in te +ase o 'eman > ar

,tandards oard beore -an *3 -an * re+used ersel but alloed iss ,ei@ ten

minutes to address te +ourt3 .urin te +ourse o tat address se alleed tat Huo

Gae C as a tie and tat te +i>il restraint orders aainst er ere raudulent3

1%03 On 20 a 201" iss ,ei@ +onta+ted te ar 4ribunals and Ad=udi+ation ,er>i+e

see@in to inter>ene in te interim susension o 4ari5 'eman3 Her email as

+oied to Hoard Fenned# soli+itors a+tin or r eaumont3 <n turn te rote to

te ar 4ribunals and Ad=udi+ation ,er>i+e sain tat altou te are+iated tat

te eneral +i>il restraint order +on+erned litiation onl teir +lient as +on+erned

tat iss ,ei@ sould not be alloed to inter>ene in or inluen+e dis+ilinar

ro+eedins3

1%13 On 1 *une iss ,ei@ resonded it a urter email to i+ ere atta+ed

ali+ations to:

i) Commit r -ei (artner at Hoard Fenned) and r eaumont to rison

or +ontemt o +ourt?

ii) An ali+ation made under se+tion "0 o te ,oli+itors A+t 19B$ to stri@e o

r -ei rom te roll o soli+itors3

1%23 On 20 a 201" an ali+ation noti+e as issued in CO$920201$ beteen 4ari5

'eman and te ar ,tandards oard i+ reerred to iss ,ei@ as te tird

aellant and te tent inter>ener3

1%%3 On % *une 201" iss ,ei@ emailed te resident and members o te CO<C about

teir +onsideration o te +ase o ar+ eaumont# te ,'A;s ban@ s+am# te

+omensation und raud et+# te 'ed 'i>er +on>ean+in and mortae raud# te

ar utual raud# te tet o araret Momm;s ouse and %3" a+res o land and oter

rauds3

1%$3 On $ *une 201" iss ,ei@ emailed r Coin# te artner at Witers# it +ondu+t

o te +urrent ali+ation beore te +ourt3 <n tat se said:

7< ou ro+eed it tis raudulent ali+ation < ill al

under se+tion "0 o te ,oli+itors A+t 19B$ to a>e ouremo>ed rom te roll3 Glease let me @no te name o an

barrister om ou roose to instru+t in ad>an+e o an

earin as < am alin or interim susensions or e>erone

+onne+ted it te 'ed 'i>er raud38

1%"3 On " *une 201" te ar utual <ndemnit und re+ei>ed an email rom 4ari5

'eman entitled J'abia ,ei@ > Huo Gae and Niel eares; reerrin to is

+lient;s issued brea+ o dut +laim3

tariq rehman

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