Decision record
Rohan Pershad QC
JurisdictionEngland & Wales
BodyBar Tribunals & Adjudication Service (BTAS)
Professionbarrister — Lincoln's Inn
Hearing5 Person Disciplinary Tribunal
AppealFinal
Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision
SanctionStrike Off
Dishonesty foundYes
Rohan Pershad QC was convicted at Blackfriars Crown Court on 11 February 2013 of cheating the public revenue and sentenced to 42 months' imprisonment. A 5-person Disciplinary Tribunal found he had engaged in conduct dishonest or otherwise discreditable to a barrister and disbarred him.
Duties found breached:
Panel
His Honour Nicholas Ainley (Chair); His Honour Nicholas Ainley (Chair); 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/