Black barrister was told ‘it’s not for defendants’ at London court car park: MSMN News

Stephen Akinsanya says being mistaken for defendant shows lack of progress on racism within legal systemA Black barrister has said a security guard told him he could not park in a court’s car park in London because “it’s. MSMN News is following the story as of Friday, August 7, 2026, using publicly reported developments linked to Guardian UK.

What is known so far: Stephen Akinsanya says being mistaken for defendant shows lack of progress on racism within legal systemA black barrister has said a security guard told him he could not park in a Court’s car park in London because “it’s not for defendants”.Stephen Akinsanya, who in June was awar... That picture draws on material from Guardian UK under the tip “Black barrister was told ‘it’s not for defendants’ at London court car park”.

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This United Kingdom story is still developing. MSMN News is watching for confirmations, corrections, and any named parties who speak on the record. Until then, the account above sticks to what has already been reported.

This United Kingdom story is still developing. MSMN News is watching for confirmations, corrections, and any named parties who speak on the record. Until then, the account above sticks to what has already been reported.

This United Kingdom story is still developing. MSMN News is watching for confirmations, corrections, and any named parties who speak on the record. Until then, the account above sticks to what has already been reported.

This United Kingdom story is still developing. MSMN News is watching for confirmations, corrections, and any named parties who speak on the record. Until then, the account above sticks to what has already been reported.

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Reporting by MSMN News, based on publicly available source material.

Source: Guardian UK

Reference link: https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/aug/07/black-barrister-london-court-racism