Past disciplinary findings

Ian Ball, a barrister, acted in a manner which was likely to diminish the trust and confidence which the public places in him or in the profession and/or acted in a manner which could reasonably be seen by the public to undermine his integrity, in that, on 24 April 2014 he was convicted at Bristol Crown Court of seven counts of making indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of a child contrary to the Protection of Children Act 1978 (as amended) and four counts of indecent assault on a male contrary to section 15 of the Sexual Offences Act 1956 and sentenced to thirty months imprisonment:

Ian Ball, a barrister, failed to report promptly, or at all, to his regulator, the Bar Standards Board and/or failed to be open and cooperative with his regulator, in that on 18 December 2013 he had been charged with indictable offences namely seven counts of making indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of a child contrary to the Protection of Children Act 1978 (as amended) and four counts of indecent assault on a male contrary to section 15 of the Sexual Offences Act 1956.

Ian Ball, a barrister, failed to report promptly, or at all, to his regulator, the Bar Standards Board and/or failed to be open and cooperative with his regulator, in that on 24 April 2014, he was convicted at Bristol Crown Court of seven counts of making indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of a child contrary to the Protection of Children Act 1978 (as amended) and four counts of indecent assault on a male contrary to section 15 of the Sexual Offences Act 1956 and sentenced to thirty months imprisonment.