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Court service apologises after black barrister assumed to be defendant

Apology to Luke McLean comes after similar incident involving barrister Alexandra Wilson

The courts service in England and Wales has been forced to apologise for a second time in three months after a barrister of colour was mistaken for a defendant twice in one day.

Pupil barrister Luke McLean was assumed to be the defendant at a London magistrates court last week, when he asked a member of the courtroom staff if the boards listing the day’s cases were accurate as his client was not on the list.

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