A country solicitor who discussed waiving the fees of an aspiring pornstar in return for her performing services in kind has been struck off for undermining trust in the legal profession.

Anthony Dart, 64, was accused of considering “an improper arrangement for the settlement of an outstanding bill of costs” and watching pornography with the vulnerable client, after inviting her to a meeting to discuss an unpaid bill of £250, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal heard.

Mr Dart, who had practised in Barnstaple, Devon, for more than thirty years, was accused of encouraging the woman, referred to in the hearing as Miss BC, to allow him to take explicit photographs of her, despite knowing that she had a history of mental illness.