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The glittering legal career of Riccardo Nardi lies in ruins following his conviction for fraud.

Barristers’ governing body The Bar Council is likely to disbar him – striking him off the register of those able to practise law – at an official tribunal hearing later this year.

Because Nardi is expected to face a prison term The Bar Council will go ahead with the tribunal without him, a step usually reserved for barristers working overseas.

"The ultimate sanction is disbarring, which means you are no longer a barrister," said a Bar Council spokesman. "The legal world is small, so it generally means you can’t pick up any legal work, even as an advisor, if you’ve been disbarred."

Read the full story in this week's Travel Weekly.

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