‘The High Court has torn up 21 divorce petitions that were engineered by a convicted fraudster and former barrister.’
Law Society's Gazette, 9th November 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A paralegal who pretended to be a barrister with several people, including a terminal cancer sufferer he tricked out of her life savings, has been sent to jail for eight years.’
Legal Futures, 24th August 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A “fantasist” who posed as a barrister to trick a woman with terminal cancer out of her life savings has been jailed for eight years.’
The Guardian, 22nd August 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A “ruthless” conwoman who pretended to be a barrister, a Wonderbra model, a wealthy heiress, a dying cancer victim and even Heston Blumenthal’s “design guru” has been jailed for an “extraordinary” catalogue of frauds.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th November 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A former Guildford Borough Councillor has been sentenced to 14 months imprisonment, suspended for two years, after pleading guilty to forging her qualifications and claiming to be a qualified barrister.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 15th June 2015
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
“A man with a ‘grandiose sense of self-importance’ who donned a wig and robe to pose as a barrister and represent a friend in a crown court case has been jailed for 18 months.”
The Guardian, 26th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man who donned a wig and robe to pose as a barrister and represent a friend in a crown court case has been found guilty of impersonating a lawyer.”
The Guardian, 5th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man posing as a barrister fled a court in Devon when a senior judge became suspicious of him.”
BBC News, 6th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“One of Britain’s most notorious swindlers was jailed for three years today after posing as the country’s top lawyer to target vulnerable women.”
The Independent, 3rd November 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A Middlesbrough man who impersonated a barrister in a string of court cases has won an appeal to overturn his anti-social behaviour order (Asbo).”
BBC News, 6th August 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man who posed as a barrister at a series of court hearings after buying his robes and wig on eBay was jailed for two years yesterday.”
The Times, 16th December 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A man with no legal qualifications who impersonated a barrister at a series of court cases will be sentenced today.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th December 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
