Bruce Hyman, formerly ‘of’ Doughty Street Chambers, was sentenced yesterday to 12 months imprisonment; the first barrister in 800 years to be imprisoned for perverting the course of justice. Telegraph reportThis is what Doughty Street Chambers are saying about Hyman on their website:
“There have been several false press reports that Bruce Hyman, a barrister who has pleaded guilty to an attempt to pervert the course of justice, was a member of Doughty Street Chambers. Mr Hyman was in fact a pupil, attached to Doughty Street Chambers only for a few months of his training period, having successfully completed a 12-month pupillage at Blackstone Chambers. He resigned before he could be considered for membership of Chambers and nobody here had any inkling of his criminal behaviour”
Charon QC first covered this on the 26th August “The Boys from the Bar stuff”
Victorian Maiden and Nearly Legal both have a robust view on Doughty Street’s recent silence. VM has a take on Freedom of Information which is well worth reading. See also Nearly Legal on the Doughty Street statement
A number of commentators take the view that Hyman’s sentence of 12 month was too lenient – given that his conduct could have led to an innocent man being imprisoned. What is your view?
This is an extraordinary case.
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