Found in contempt of court in 2022
A former Jones Day partner is set to face a Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) over allegations that he instructed another individual to destroy evidence during his time at the firm.
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)’s decision to refer Raymond John McKeeve to the SDT follows contempt of court finding against him in 2022.
The SRA confirmed in a recently published notice that there is a case to answer in relation to allegations, including the claim that “in response to being told that a Search Order to preserve evidence had been obtained against Client A and Person A, gave instructions of ‘burn it’ (or words similar to) to Person B in respect of electronic material held by Client A, and which led to a determination that he was criminally liable for contempt of court”.
The allegations will be considered at a hearing before the SDT and remain unproven at this stage.
