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The following twelve individuals were disbarred in 2008 and have not submitted an appeal:
John Idowu Benedict - Failure to complete CPD, failure to pay administrative fines, failure to respond to complaints
John George Bernatt - Struck off Roll of Advocates and Solicitors in Malaysia for dishonesty
Bruce Anthony Hyman - Criminal conviction for perverting the course of justice
Naeem Sajid Khan - Conspired to create a set of chambers in order to circumvent the pupillage regulations and award himself a pupillage
Audrey Llewellyn-Evans (Donaghue) - Struck off the Roll of Solicitors for dishonesty
Shay Lotan - Failure to complete CPD, failure to pay an administrative fine, and failure to respond to a complaint
Nicola Jane Marshall - Criminal convictions for 11 drink driving related offences and failure to report such convictions
Tony Opwa-Otto - Non-practising barrister holding himself out as a barrister for the purpose of supplying legal services
Samuel Owusu-Afriyie - Failure to comply with an order to pay compensation to a former client
Toby Pomeroy - Failure to complete CPD, failure to pay an administrative fine, and failure to respond to a complaint
Shuhaiza Shuib - Struck off Roll of Advocates and Solicitors in Malaysia for dishonesty
Mark Jonathan Blane Stevenson - Failure to complete CPD, failure to pay an administrative fine, and failure to respond to a complaint
The BSB publishes details of all disciplinary findings in the Complaints and Discipline section of its website.
The following twelve individuals were disbarred in 2008 and have not submitted an appeal:
John Idowu Benedict - Failure to complete CPD, failure to pay administrative fines, failure to respond to complaints
John George Bernatt - Struck off Roll of Advocates and Solicitors in Malaysia for dishonesty
Bruce Anthony Hyman - Criminal conviction for perverting the course of justice
Naeem Sajid Khan - Conspired to create a set of chambers in order to circumvent the pupillage regulations and award himself a pupillage
Audrey Llewellyn-Evans (Donaghue) - Struck off the Roll of Solicitors for dishonesty
Shay Lotan - Failure to complete CPD, failure to pay an administrative fine, and failure to respond to a complaint
Nicola Jane Marshall - Criminal convictions for 11 drink driving related offences and failure to report such convictions
Tony Opwa-Otto - Non-practising barrister holding himself out as a barrister for the purpose of supplying legal services
Samuel Owusu-Afriyie - Failure to comply with an order to pay compensation to a former client
Toby Pomeroy - Failure to complete CPD, failure to pay an administrative fine, and failure to respond to a complaint
Shuhaiza Shuib - Struck off Roll of Advocates and Solicitors in Malaysia for dishonesty
Mark Jonathan Blane Stevenson - Failure to complete CPD, failure to pay an administrative fine, and failure to respond to a complaint
The BSB publishes details of all disciplinary findings in the Complaints and Discipline section of its website.
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