A barrister who was found guilty of conspiring to provide cocaine has been disbarred.
Omar Khan was ordered to be disbarred by an independent disciplinary tribunal at a hearing today.
In April 2016, he was sentenced to three years' imprisonment at Nottingham Crown Court after being found guilty.
The BSB brought three charges against him for engaging in conduct which is likely to diminish the trust and confidence the public places in him or the profession.
Khan, originally from Huddersfield, worked at Nottingham-based criminal defence firm The Johnson Partnership but was sacked after he was arrested.
According to media reports, the case involved the recovery of 1kg (2.2lb) of cocaine.
A spokesperson for the BSB said: ‘A conviction for conspiring to supply a class-A substance and subsequent prison sentence is incompatible with membership of the Bar. The tribunal’s decision to disbar Khan reflects this.’
Convicted cocaine-supplying barrister is disbarred
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