UK legal regulator dismisses complaints against UK Lawyers for Israel patrons

A legal regulator that oversees barristers has declined to investigate complaints against three senior barristers who serve as patrons of UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI). Earlier this year, the Public Interest Law Centre (PILC) and the European Legal Support Centre (ELSC) filed a joint complaint on behalf of several charities and campaign groups to the Bar Standards Board (BSB). The complaints targeted Lord David Pannick KC, Lord Anthony Grabiner KC, and Stephen Hockman KC, arguing that their association with UKLFI gave the pro-Israeli group’s legal threats against Palestine solidarity activists legitimacy.