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 2 July 2013 at St Albans Crown Court on two counts of conspiracy to defraud and sentenced to 3 years' imprisonment. This conduct was found to be dishonest and discreditable to a barrister, and he also failed to report the conviction promptly to the Bar Standards Board. A 5-person Disciplinary Tribunal disbarred him on 14 June 2016.
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/