In subsequent civil proceedings, Mr. Justice Etherton dismissed the claim that Baxendale-Walker had given dishonest assistance in a breach of trust but held him liable for knowing receipt of the fees which he had received, saying that completing the transaction was "a gross error of professional judgment".

[6][7] In the course of the civil trial, it came to light that he had given a reference for a non-existent persona of the fraudsters, a move that the judge said showed "breathtaking lack of professional judgement".

On 18 April 2011, his claim was struck out by the High Court on the basis that it had no real prospect of success, and on the grounds that the defendants were immune from civil suit and/or protected by privilege, regardless of whether they had committed any wrong.

[12] Linked proceedings were issued in the Virginia Eastern District Court in February 2016, relating to the evidence relied on in the California case.

[15] HMRC appealed twice, first to the Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Division) which upheld the finding,[16] and then to the Scottish Court of Session which sided with HMRC, declaring that it was "obvious" that "payments to the various trusts and the application of the monies so paid amounted to a mere redirection of earnings which did not remove the liability of employees to income tax".

You determined by trick and underhand means to pursue an individual who was correctly employed by the SRA (Solicitors Regulatory Authority).

Such people are entitled to be protected from the harassment you subjected them to.” The prosecution accepted that Mr Baxendale-Walker's motive in sending the letter was to obtain information about legal proceedings concerning him, and that there was no financial gain intended.

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