Past disciplinary findings

Mr D’Souza, a barrister and BSB regulated person, behaved in a way which was likely to diminish the trust and confidence which the public places in him or in the profession, in that, on the 29 March 2023, during a break in a criminal trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court in which Mr D’Souza was representing a client, and shortly before the trial resumed, Mr D’Souza consumed alcohol, while seated in his car in the court parking lot.

Mr D’Souza, a barrister and BSB regulated person, behaved in a way which foreseeably interfered with the administration of justice, in that, on the 29 March 2023, during a break in a criminal trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court in which Mr D’Souza was representing a client, and shortly before the trial resumed, Mr D’Souza consumed alcohol, while seated in his car in the court parking lot. When a report of this behaviour was made to the judge, Mr D’Souza withdrew from the case, the jury was discharged, and a new date was fixed for the criminal trial.

Mr D’Souza, a barrister and BSB regulated person, behaved in a way which foreseeably wasted the time of the court, in that, on the 29 March 2023, during a break in a criminal trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court in which Mr D’Souza was representing a client, and shortly before the trial resumed, Mr D’Souza consumed alcohol, while seated in his car in the court parking lot. When a report of this behaviour was made to the judge, Mr D’Souza withdrew from the case, the jury was discharged, and a new date was fixed for the criminal trial.