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Two barristers have been disbarred for repeatedly refusing to pay a total of almost £12,000 between them in fines and costs. Meanwhile, In a separate ruling, a tribunal disbarred another barrister for conduct representing a “persistent departure from the standards expected of a barrister”.

Ben Conlon, former head of the pupillage committee at 3 Temple Gardens, has launched a judicial review arguing that the Visitors to the Inns of Court should made up only of High Court judges.

The Bar Disciplinary Tribunal has told the Legal Ombudsman that “co-operation is a two-way process”, in a case involving a failure to share information with the lawyer who was the subject of a complaint.

The High Court has quashed the decision of a Bar disciplinary tribunal, which resulted in a barrister being disbarred and fined £3,000, following accusations that he failed to disclose criminal convictions.