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A lawyer criticised for dressing “like something out of Harry Potter” in court invented a series of fake qualifications and titles for himself, a tribunal was told.

Long-haired Alan Blacker then told regulators he could not send documents because he been injured saving someone’s life.

Blacker calls himself ‘Dr The Right Honourable The Lord Harley of Counsel of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem’ and resembles Hagrid from the Harry Potter books.

He incensed a judge when he appeared at Cardiff Crown Court with medals and ceremonial ribbons on his lawyer’s gown.

Judge David Wynn Morgan told him: “If you want to look like something out of Harry Potter you can forget coming to this court ever again.”

'Injured giving CPR'

The Solicitors’ Disciplinary Tribunal, sitting in London on Tuesday, heard Blacker told regulators he had injured himself giving CPR for over an hour.

He was being investigated over claims was deliberately misleading about his qualifications.

Ed Levey, for the Solicitors Regulatory Authority, said: “It is fundamental that an operator complies with its regulator.

“He came up with a number of excuses not to send documents including that he was injured.

“An officer received an email saying: ‘Mr Blacker had been injured in court giving CPR for an hour.’

“All the messages came from Blacker but referred to him in third person.

“When the officer asked which court a reply then came back saying: ‘What part of injured do you not understand?’

“They then added: ‘I’m a carer on Dr Blacker’s phone, he’s finally asleep.’”

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'No such title exists'

Mr Levey told the court Blacker had finally emailed in the first person only to say he would have to delay sending the documents due to the seriousness of his injuries.

Blacker said: “I had to administer lifesaving techniques, I had a lung-threatening injury.”

Mr Levey told the court the officer then asked for more details about the incident but none were forthcoming.

Blacker is also accused of misrepresenting his qualifications.

Mr Levey said: “He lists he has a PQASSO score of outstanding.

“He’s marking his own homework – they don’t even give such scores as outstanding.

“He also gives the qualification of being ‘Senior Trial and Appeal Counsel, Grade A Civil, level four Criminal’.

“Again no such title exists.”

Mr Levey told the hearing Blacker had previously been caught out making up titles and was warned by the Royal College of Surgeons over them.

“He claims he was a Commanding Officer Emergency Care Practitioner at the Royal College of Surgeons.

“He attended a two-day intensive course but that would not make him a practitioner – even medical students would only be called observers.

“He then called up the RCS asking for a letter saying he passed his exam.

“When they refused he then threatened them with legal action via several text messages.”

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'Never returned military standard'

Mr Levey told the hearing Blacker also claims to be Branch Secretary and Honorary Colonel 24 Batt. (Irish) and 1st Btn of the Royal Artillery Association.

He said: “He’s not a member – he doesn’t hold any status.”

He was a standard-bearer for the Stockport branch, which is was a voluntary role.

Blacker held the position from 2007 until 2010 and never returned the standard, the hearing was told.

Mr Levey told the hearing this false military claim was not isolated and that Blacker had also pretended to be an ‘accredited member of the Association on Military Court advocates’.

He said: “Imagine being a solider facing a court martial.

“Mr Blacker said he was an active member and advocate – you would think he had to be ideal.

“He’s not a member of the association.”

Blacker appeared at Cardiff Crown Court in 2014 in the case of a minibus driver jailed for five years after being found guilty of causing the death of a cyclist by dangerous driving.

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The judge told him: “I have been practising in these courts since 1978 and I have never seen a barrister or solicitor appear before these courts wearing a medal or with badges sewn on to his gown.

“If you ever appear before this court again dressed as you are I shall exercise my right to decline to hear you.”

Blacker is also accused of recklessly misleading the court and failing to mention properly written accounts dealing with office and client money.

The lawyer is not present at the hearing in central London.

The hearing, set to last three days, continues.