The Respondent was admitted to the Roll on 15 January 2013. At the time of the misconduct, he was a partner at the Firm, based in its London office, where he practised in litigation.

On 7 February 2022, a self-report was made to the SRA on behalf of the Respondent. The self-report stated that the Firm had commenced an internal investigation into alleged conduct by the Respondent and that witness statements had been taken from staff. The Respondent resigned from, and left, the Firm on 28 February 2022.

The SRA received a report from the Firm on 28 February 2022. That report disclosed allegations that the Respondent had made antisemitic comments in the workplace in March 2021 and had behaved inappropriately at, or following, two work-related social events. Following its investigation, an Authorised Decision Maker of the SRA decided to refer the Respondent’s conduct to the Tribunal.

The allegations concerned antisemitic, racist, and sexualised comments made by the Respondent towards his colleagues, together with allegations that he touched several colleagues in an inappropriate, unwanted, and sexual manner.

The Tribunal found that the Respondent breached Principles 2, 5, and 6 of the SRA Principles 2019 and paragraphs 1.1 and 1.5 of the SRA Code of Conduct for Solicitors, RELs, and RFLs 2019.

The Tribunal further found that, in relation to the allegations concerning the touching and pinching of colleagues’ bottoms, the Respondent’s misconduct was sexually motivated.The Tribunal ordered that the Respondent be suspended from practice as a solicitor for a period of 12 months.