Scantily-clad barrister who appeared at West Midlands court hearing in no trousers gets stern telling-off from judge
A barrister who appeared at a court hearing with no trousers on received a stern telling-off from a judge.
Shrewsbury Crown Court received a shock when the lawyer, who joined via video link, walked into shot in a state of undress.
When the barrister, who is not a regular face at the county’s main justice centre, was initially linked in by the clerk, all that could be seen on his screen was a messy bedroom while loud background noise pumped into the courtroom.
“Where is he?” Recorder Julian Taylor gruffly asked, appearing to be losing patience.
“Can you see and hear the court?” the clerk repeatedly asked, before the scantily-clad lawyer lurched into view from the left-hand side of the screen.
