Banned lawyer appeared in court ‘because his dog messed on colleague’s trousers’

A disgraced barrister claimed he was forced to represent a client while suspended because his dog fouled on another lawyer’s trousers. Henry Hendron, 40, said the accident left him no choice but to appear at the High Court while banned from acting as an advocate. Hendron had been suspended in 2016 after admitting possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply following his boyfriend’s death. He had bought £1,000 of mephedrone and GBL from former BBC producer Alexander Parkin,…