Mr Chukwuma Emele

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Barrister Status:
Disbarred
Called:
Mar 2010
Inn:
Lincoln's Inn
Hearing type:
Disciplinary Tribunal (5 Person)
Tribunal panel members:
Mrs Alison Fisher ,  His Honour Judge Christopher Allan Critchlow ,  Mr Mark West ,  Mr Richard Peter Mark Hutchings ,  Dr Rosemary Gillespie
Decision date
23/11/2017
Breach details:
Professional Misconduct contrary to paragraphs 901.8 and 902 of the Code of Conduct of the Bar of England and Wales (8th Edition)
Offence details:

That Chukwuma Emele engaged before call in conduct which is dishonest or otherwise discreditable to a barrister, namely the conduct in the running of Credo Law Office which the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal subsequently found in its written Judgment dated the 25th April 2012 he had engaged in, which conduct was not, before Call, fairly disclosed to the Benchers of the Inn calling him.

That Chukwuma Emele engaged before Call in conduct that was dishonest or otherwise discreditable to a barrister, namely declaring in his Admission Declaration to Lincoln?s Inn on the 1st February 2010 that ?I am not aware of any matter which might reasonably be thought to call into question my fitness to become a practicing barrister? when he had in fact engaged in the conduct in running Credo Law Office which the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal subsequently found he had engaged in, which false declaration was not, before call, fairly disclosed in writing to the Benchers of the Inn calling him.

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Chukwuma Emele, having been convicted by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal on 25th April 2012 of misconduct under the rules of an Approved Regulator, namely the Law Society/ Solicitors Regulatory Authority, has committed misconduct.

Sanction:
Disbarment - Effective from 15 December 2017
Status:
Final