A former nightclub bouncer has been barred from appearing in court after unleashing a volley of abuse on lawyers and court officers.

Nigel Baggaley, who has served time for a variety of offences, has gone by a number of names including Nigel Quinlan and Fukula (which he explained stood for "fuck you local authority"). He has now stopped working the doors in favour of being a professional McKenzie Friend - a non-lawyer who assists litigants in person. He has an unusual approach to litigation, which has variously included:

• asking a legal executive "who the fuck do you think you are?" and calling her a "fucking lying slag";
• refering to her receptionist as a "fucking lying bitch";
• Facing up to a barrister in a court corridor; and
• Calling the chairman of the bench "pathetic".

Sir James Munby, President of the Family Division, held that Baggaley's behaviour had been sufficiently disgraceful to warrant an order prohibiting him from appearing as a McKenzie Friend indefinitely. He added that the "court corridor is not the entrance to a nightclub".

That cross examination looks casual, you nonce

When the Gazette broke this story, someone purporting to be Baggaley went on to the site to claim that he was delighted with the publicity, he had enjoyed his time in court, he despises lawyers and he is considerably richer than you.