Bogus barrister fleeced clients out of thousands of pounds

  A bogus barrister pocketed thousands of pounds from trusting clients after offering to help them through their legal problems, a court heard. Leonard Ogilvy, 48, allegedly fleeced divorcee James Ayanda out of £19,000 after meeting at church in the summer of 2010, jurors heard. Mr Ayanda told Ogilvy that he was dealing with a firm of solicitors in Peckham who were holding £50,000 on his behalf following a recent divorce settlement, Southwark Crown Court heard. Ogilvy assured Mr Ayanda…