A Nottingham barrister will spend Christmas behind bars after being charged with conspiracy to supply cocaine.
Omar Khan appeared before Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on Saturday and was remanded in custody until next year.
The 31-year-old was working at The Johnson Partnership, but the company says he was due to launch his own chambers in Huddersfield in the coming weeks.
Digby Johnson, a partner at the Long Row firm, said: “I am absolutely devastated.
“We are not going to be representing him.
“He was someone who worked hard and gave good quality advice and represented people the best he could.”
Mr Johnson said Khan had only five days of his contract left with the Nottingham firm and that the end of it was brought forward after he was arrested and charged.
In court Khan gave his address as Williams Street, Huddersfield – near to where he has set up his own firm, Quantum Chambers Law Limited.
He was charged on Friday with one count of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs between October 1 and December 4.
Mr Johnson said Khan had been working in the city for the last five years.
According to the Law Society he was admitted as a solicitor in 2012.
The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has been told about his ongoing case.
A spokesman said: “The BSB does not usually comment on individual cases in order to balance being open and transparent, along with its duty to safeguard information and confidentiality.”
Nottinghamshire Police made the arrest but said they were not willing to comment until after the case had concluded.
Khan has been committed to Crown Court and will appear before a judge on January 4 via video link.
