Decision record
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, a barrister, cheated the public revenue in relation to VAT (from about 1 Sept 2004 to 17 March 2012) and income tax on his professional earnings (from about 31 Dec 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 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/