Reddit and Snopes are on it, which makes me think there's more to the story?
https://old.reddit.com/r/legal/comments/1aj1oay/us_under_uk/
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/british-accredited-registry-bar/
I heard about this some time ago but after learning that even Japan has a "Bar Association" I got curious to it again. Is this some grand scheme or is it innocent? How do so many places with different legal cultures have "Bar Associations"?
Japan post , somewhat unrelated to the point https://greatawakening.win/p/1ASGEG3Kqb/has-sanae-takaichi-betrayed-japa/c/
JFBA https://www.crjapan.org/voices/japan-federation-bar-associations-jfba
JABA (the American version ig) https://www.jabaonline.org/
In 17th century France there was the case of Father Barre, a religious 'inquisitor', who was instrumental in getting Father Urbane Grandier of Loudon burned at the stake for false accusations of witchcraft by a demented cloistered nun, Sister Jeanne, so that Cardinal Richlieu could further his aims of getting all walled autonomous citadels brought under state control.