In the aftermath of the knob-head Bruce Hymen matter it was a little hard for us to maintain the presentation that the Bar was a litigation priesthood of unimpeachable morals. Visible public humiliation of professionals — the modern fashion for transparency, aka Tabloid Food — was inevitable.
Nonetheless, the implementation seems a bid odd. Minor stuff is not made public nor stuff related to medical problem: drunkenness etc which seems reasonable. On the other hand while Serious stuff is on there forever, and less serious stuff is subject to a Rehabilitation of Offenders style provision and removed after two years, accusations of incompetence and inadequate service don’t go on there at all.
This is surely the value of such a thing to punters? knowing when a Barrister fucked up sufficiently to be disciplined or queried about fitness to practice and thusly to be avoided seems useful.
If you’re going to have such a gimmick at least make it useful.
Talking of Humiliation, when are readers going to be treated to your exploits in the van?
About the same time you wear the trousers