Decision record
Yawar Shah
JurisdictionEngland & Wales
BodyBar Tribunals & Adjudication Service (BTAS)
Professionbarrister — Lincoln's Inn
DateTuesday 14 June 2016
Hearing5 Person Disciplinary Tribunal
AppealFinal
Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision
SanctionStrike Off
Dishonesty foundYes
Yawar Ali Shah was convicted on indictment of two counts of conspiracy to defraud at St Albans Crown Court on 2 July 2013 and sentenced to 3 years imprisonment, conduct found to be dishonest and discreditable to a barrister. He also failed to promptly report the conviction to the Bar Standards Board. The 5-person Disciplinary Tribunal disbarred him.
Duties found breached:
Panel
His Honour Nicholas Ainley (Chair); His Honour Nicholas Ainley (Chair); Mrs Helen Carter-Shaw; His Honour Nicholas Ainley (Chair); Mr Godwin Busuttil
Duties engaged
Documents
Source: https://www.tbtas.org.uk/hearings/findings-and-sentences-of-past-hearings/