Disciplinary Record - James Patrick Dean

Mr James Dean, a practising barrister, failed to act with honesty and with integrity in that he continued to supervise immigration advisers at a firm known as Ebrahim & Co on or after 3 February 2020 when the firm’s registration as immigration advisers had been cancelled by the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (‘OISC’) on or around 15 August 2017.

Mr. James Dean, a practising barrister, acted in a manner which was likely to diminish the trust and confidence which the public places in him or in the profession and/or did not act in the best interests of each client in that he continued to supervise immigration advisers at a firm known as Ebrahim & Co on or after 3 February 2020 when the firm’s registration as immigration advisers had been cancelled by the OISC on or around 15 August 2017.

Mr James Dean, a practising barrister, behaved contrary to rC85A, in that he continued to supervise immigration advisers at a firm known as Ebrahim & Co on or after 3 February 2020 when the firm’s registration as immigration advisers had been cancelled by the OISC on or around 15 August 2017.

Mr James Dean, a practising barrister, failed to act with honesty and with integrity in that he falsely confirmed to the Bar Standards Board by email dated 27 January 2020 and to OISC by email dated 21 June 2020 that he had ceased supervising immigration advisers at a firm known as Ebrahim & Co whose registration as immigration advisers had been cancelled by the OISC on or around 15 August 2017, when in fact he had not ceased to do so.

Mr. James Dean, a practising barrister, acted in a manner which was likely to diminish the trust and confidence which the public places in him or in the profession and/or failed to be open and co-operative with his regulator, the Bar Standards Board (‘BSB’), in that he falsely confirmed to the BSB by email dated 27 January 2020 and to OISC by email dated 21 June 2020, that he had ceased supervising immigration advisers at a firm known as Ebrahim & Co whose registration as immigration advisers had been cancelled by the OISC on or around 15 August 2017, when in fact he had not ceased to do so.

Mr James Dean, a practising barrister, failed to act with honesty and with integrity in that he continued to supervise immigration advisers at a firm known as Ebrahim & Co on or after 15 August 2017, when, the firm’s registration as immigration advisers had been cancelled by the OISC on or around 15 August 2017.

Mr. James Dean, a practising barrister, acted in a manner which was likely to diminish the trust and confidence which the public places in him or in the profession and/or did not act in the best interests of each client in that he continued to supervise immigration advisers at a firm known as Ebrahim & Co after 15 August 2017 when the firm’s registration as immigration advisers had been cancelled by the OISC on or around 15 August 2017.