barrister has been suspended from practice for three years after she was found to have failed to pay a judgment debt.
Becky Agates, called to the bar in November 2007, failed to comply with court orders to pay a judgment debt and failed to report to the Bar Standards Board that bankruptcy proceedings had been initiated, and that a bankruptcy order had been made against her.
A five-person panel of the Bar Tribunals & Adjudication Service found all four charges brought against Agates proved. It found she had ‘behaved in a way which was likely to diminish the trust and confidence which the public places in her or in the profession’ and/or behaved in a way which could be seen to undermine her integrity.
The tribunal also found she failed to be open and co-operative with her regulator.
