Past disciplinary findings

Peter Matthew James Gray, an unregistered barrister, engaged in conduct which was dishonest or otherwise discreditable to a barrister, prejudicial to the administration of justice and / or likely to diminish public confidence in the legal profession or the administration of justice or otherwise bring the legal profession into disrepute, in that, while in practice as a solicitor and in the course of acting in litigation before the High Court on behalf of “Client A”, on or about 4 September 2013, Mr Gray swore an affidavit in support of Client A’s application to the High Court for a freezing injunction and other orders (“the Application”) which was misleading as to matters of fact known to him, and known by him to be material to the Application, and in doing so allowed the court to be misled, for which conduct, charges of professional misconduct were found proved, and Mr Gray was struck off the Roll of Solicitors by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal in its written decision dated 5 May 2021.

Peter Matthew James Gray, an unregistered barrister, engaged in conduct which was dishonest or otherwise discreditable to a barrister, prejudicial to the administration of justice and / or likely to diminish public confidence in the legal profession or the administration of justice or otherwise bring the legal profession into disrepute, in that, while in practice as a solicitor and in the course of acting in litigation before the High Court on behalf of “Client A”, on or about 10 and/or 11 September 2013, during the hearing before the High Court of Client A’s application for a freezing injunction and other orders (“the Application”), Mr Gray allowed submissions to be made to the Court by Leading Counsel acting for Client A which were known by him to be misleading, for which conduct, charges of professional misconduct were found proved, and Mr Gray was struck off the Roll of Solicitors by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal in its written decision dated 5 May 2021.

Peter Matthew James Gray, an unregistered barrister, failed to act with honesty and/or integrity, in that, while in practice as a solicitor and in the course of acting in litigation before the High Court on behalf of “Client A”, on or about 7 November 2014, Mr Gray sent, or caused or allowed to be sent, written correspondence to Byrne and Partners that he knew to be misleading, for which conduct, charges of professional misconduct were found proved, and Mr Gray was struck off the Roll of Solicitors by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal in its written decision dated 5 May 2021.

Peter Matthew James Gray, an unregistered barrister, acted in a manner which was likely to diminish the trust and confidence which the public places in him or the profession, and/or acted in a manner which could reasonably be seen by the public to undermine his honesty and/or integrity, in that, while in practice as a solicitor and in the course of acting in litigation before the High Court on behalf of “Client A”, on or about 7 November 2014, Mr Gray sent, or caused or allowed to be sent, written correspondence to Byrne and Partners that he knew to be misleading, for which conduct, charges of professional misconduct were found proved, and Mr Gray was struck off the Roll of Solicitors by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal in its written decision dated 5 May 2021.

Peter Matthew James Gray, an unregistered barrister, failed to act with honesty and/or integrity, in that, while in practice as a solicitor and in the course of acting in litigation before the High Court on behalf of “Client A”, on or about 11 November 2014, Mr Gray swore an affidavit in litigation before the High Court which was known by him to be misleading, for which conduct, charges of professional misconduct were found proved, and Mr Gray was struck off the Roll of Solicitors by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal in its written decision dated 5 May 2021.

Peter Matthew James Gray, an unregistered barrister, acted in a manner which was likely to diminish the trust and confidence which the public places in him or the profession, and/or acted in a manner which could reasonably be seen by the public to undermine his honesty and/or integrity, in that, while in practice as a solicitor and in the course of acting in litigation before the High Court on behalf of “Client A”, on or about 11 November 2014, Mr Gray swore an affidavit in litigation before the High Court which was known by him to be misleading, for which conduct, charges of professional misconduct were found proved, and Mr Gray was struck off the Roll of Solicitors by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal in its written decision dated 5 May 2021.

Peter Matthew James Gray, an unregistered barrister, failed to observe his duty to the court in the administration of justice, in that, while in practice as a solicitor and in the course of acting in litigation before the High Court on behalf of “Client A”, on or about 11 November 2014, Mr Gray swore an affidavit in litigation before the High Court which was known by him to be misleading, for which conduct, charges of professional misconduct were found proved, and Mr Gray was struck off the Roll of Solicitors by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal in its written decision dated 5 May 2021.