Disciplinary Record

Robert John Lawson

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Barrister Status:
Employed
Called:

Nov 1989
Inn:

Inner Temple
Hearing type:
Determination By Consent
Decision date
13/03/2023
Breach details:
Professional Misconduct contrary to Core Duty 5 and rC8 of the Code of Conduct (Part 2 of the Bar Standards Board Handbook Version 4.6)
Offence details:

Robert Lawson, a barrister and BSB regulated individual, behaved in a way which is likely to diminish the trust and confidence which the public would place in him or in the profession, in that, on 27 May 2022 he drove a motor vehicle in a public place after consuming so much alcohol that the proportion of it in his breath, namely 66 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeded the prescribed limit, for which he was convicted of an offence under section 5(1)(a) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 at Chelmsford Magistrates Court on 21 June 2022.

Robert Lawson, a barrister and BSB regulated individual, behaved in a way which lacked integrity, in that, on 27 May 2022 he drove a motor vehicle in a public place after consuming so much alcohol that the proportion of it in his breath, namely 66 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeded the prescribed limit, for which he was convicted of an offence under section 5(1)(a) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 at Chelmsford Magistrates Court on 21 June 2022.

Robert Lawson, a barrister and BSB regulated individual, behaved in a way which is likely to diminish the trust and confidence which the public would place in him or in the profession, in that, on 27 May 2022 he drove a mechanically propelled vehicle without due care and attention, for which he was convicted of an offence under section 3 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 at Chelmsford Magistrates Court on 21 June 2022.

Robert Lawson, a barrister and BSB regulated individual, behaved in a way which lacked integrity, in that, on 27 May 2022 he drove a mechanically propelled vehicle without due care and attention, for which he was convicted of an offence under section 3 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 at Chelmsford Magistrates Court on 21 June 2022.

Sanction:
Fine in the sum of £1,000
Status:

Final
Determination by consent:

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