The barrister has been suspended but can return to work in December
A barrister has been suspended and fined for professional misconduct after making claims to have worked on legal aid to the value of nearly £570,000, which were found to be inflated.Mr Cairns was suspended for two months by the Bar of Northern Ireland and fined £50,000 for failing to maintain proper accounts and records between 2003 and 2012 and suspended for two months for bringing his profession into disrepute.
A Bar NI disciplinary committee accepted that Mr Cairns had not been dishonest in the case taken against him. "The PCC conducted its investigation which resulted in the matter being placed before a Disciplinary Committee.
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