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Edward Agbaje

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
BodyBar Tribunals & Adjudication Service (BTAS)
Professionbarrister — Middle Temple
DateWednesday 28 May 2014
Hearing5 Person Disciplinary Tribunal
AppealFinal

Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision

SanctionStrike Off
Dishonesty foundYes

Edward Agbaje, called to the Bar by Middle Temple in November 1984, engaged in dishonest conduct by cheating the public revenue in relation to VAT (c. 1 September 2004 to 17 March 2012) and taxation on his income as a barrister (c. 31 December 2008 to 17 March 2012). He was convicted at the Central Criminal Court on 14 March 2013 and sentenced to 15 months' imprisonment. A 5-person Disciplinary Tribunal found the conduct dishonest, contrary to paragraph 301(a)(i) of the Code of Conduct (8th Edition), and disbarred him on 28 May 2014.

Duties found breached:

Panel

His Honour Stuart Sleeman (Chair); His Honour Nicholas Ainley; His Honour Nicholas Ainley; His Honour Nicholas Ainley; His Honour Nicholas Ainley

Duties engaged

Documents

Source: https://www.tbtas.org.uk/hearings/findings-and-sentences-of-past-hearings/