An architect has been struck off for assaulting a taxi driver after a night out - where he was celebrating having just qualified for the profession after five years of training.
Thomas Ford racially abused a taxi driver, assaulted him, stole his car and drove off with it before crashing into a fence, a disciplinary hearing was told.
He was handed a suspended prison sentence for his 'shocking' behaviour.
A professional conduct committee of the Architect Registration Board (ARB) has decided to strike Ford off the register of chartered architects, finding that the public would be 'rightly appalled' by his actions.
The hearing was told that in November 2022 Ford had gone out in Macclesfield, Cheshire, with his work colleagues to celebrate his recent qualification.
