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General News of Thursday, 16 April 1998

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British Lawyer reprimanded for bad joke on Tony Yeboah

FEW people were spared offence when a barrister attempted to inject some humour into a charity lunch. The brief address given by David Taylor included jokes about Jewish and black people - including Tony Yeboah, police, the elderly, Aids and Alzheimer's patients, and residents of council estates.

Mr Taylor was found guilty of professional misconduct by the Bar Council and warned about his future conduct.

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