Lawyer dubbed ‘Britain’s biggest fare dodger' is sacked from the profession
A lawyer who was convicted last year over multiple fare-dodging offences has been sacked from his profession.
Oxford graduate Peter Barnett made hundreds of journeys from his home in Thame, Oxfordshire to Marylebone station in London without buying tickets.
He in fact pretended to have only travelled from Wembley in north-west London, paying only for the shorter trips in the capital.
The 45-year-old managed to dodging fares worth a staggering £19,000 over a two and a half year period but was convicted of six charges of fraud by false representation in 2015.
Fare dodger: Peter Barnett has been disbarred from being a barrister (Rex)
Now, almost a year since he was sentenced to a 16-week prison sentence suspended for 12 months and 200 hours of unpaid work, Australian-born Barnett has been disbarred by an independent tribunal.
A spokeswomen for the Bar Standards Board told The Times: “Dishonest conduct is incompatible with membership of the Bar.
“The tribunal’s decision to disbar Dr Barnett reflects this.”
Barnett, who lives in a £600,000 house in Thame, was told by Deputy District Judge Olalekan Omotosho last year: “You had it all. It remains unclear why you acted so badly.”
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