The barristers listed below are currently suspended having given an undertaking or following an order from an Interim Suspension Panel.

Michael John Little

Called to the Bar by Lincoln's Inn in March 2010.

Following an undertaking given by Mr Little on 14 December 2018, Mr Little is suspended from his practice as a barrister pending a hearing before a Disciplinary Tribunal. Mr Little is appealing the conviction that he received on 10 April 2018 and in the event that the conviction is set aside, the undertaking will cease 7 clear days after the BSB have been notified of the outcome in writing.

Date undertaking is effective from - 14 December 2018

Rasib Ghaffar

Following an undertaking Mr Rasib Ghaffar is suspended from his practice as a barrister and carrying out public access work until such date as a Disciplinary Tribunal have disposed of the charges that prompted his referral to an Interim Panel or such as a Disciplinary Tribunal shall otherwise direct.

Date undertaking is effective from – 11 March 2024

William Hamish Hickey

Following a decision on 8 November 2024 by the Chair of the Independent Decision-making Body under rE271 of the Interim Suspension and Disqualification Regulations, Mr Hamish William Hickey is suspended from practice as a barrister and is prohibited from holding himself out as a barrister, pending consideration of an Interim Suspension Order by an Interim Order Panel. This is to be convened before 6 December 2024 and will decide whether the suspension should remain in place whilst the enforcement process takes place.

You can find barristers who have had their Practising Certificate suspended for a period by a Disciplinary Tribunal on the Barristers’ Register and Disciplinary Findings database.