Decision record
Yoong Heng Chan
JurisdictionEngland & Wales
BodyBar Tribunals & Adjudication Service (BTAS)
Professionbarrister — Lincoln's Inn
DateWednesday 11 September 2013
Hearing5 Person Disciplinary Tribunal
AppealFinal
Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision
SanctionStrike Off
Dishonesty foundNo
Yoong Heng Chan was struck off the Roll of Advocates and Solicitors of the High Court of Malaya on 20 February 2010 after stealing RM85,000 from his lay client. Being struck off in Malaysia constituted conduct discreditable to a barrister contrary to paragraph 301(a)(i) of the Code of Conduct. A 5-person Disciplinary Tribunal ordered his disbarment on 11 September 2013.
Duties found breached:
Panel
Mrs Helen Carter-Shaw; His Honour Nicholas Ainley (Chair); His Honour Nicholas Ainley (Chair); His Honour Nicholas Ainley (Chair)
Duties engaged
Documents
Source: https://www.tbtas.org.uk/hearings/findings-and-sentences-of-past-hearings/