Law Wallace was
called to the Bar in November 1984 and in 1986 completed pupilage. He has taken part in hearings held at both the
Old Bailey as well as several
magistrates' courts located in
England and Wales and also in
Scotland. He was a member of
Farringdon Barristers Chambers until February 2012, when it was announced that he had joined Great James Street Chambers. On 26 October 2016, Wallace was found to have failed to comply with his duty while representing a defendant in criminal proceedings. Other shows that he has been a contestant on include
Fifteen to One and
The Weakest Link, plus the British adaptation of
Greed. Since 2009, Wallace has appeared as a "chaser" on the UK television series
The Chase, a teatime game show which airs on
ITV. His nickname on the show is "The Dark Destroyer". The other chasers are
Anne Hegerty,
Paul Sinha,
Mark Labbett,
Jenny Ryan and
Darragh Ennis. He also appears on
The Chase: Celebrity Special,
The Family Chase, and
Beat The Chasers. In 2018, he featured as a guest chaser on the
Australian version of the show, alongside fellow UK chasers Hegerty and Labbett. In Australia, he is known as "The Destroyer" owing to Australian concerns that the original nickname contained racial undertones, which Wallace himself disputed. In 2018, his autobiography,
Chasing the Dream, was released. In 2019, Wallace appeared on the celebrity version of
Catchphrase. He also appeared as a guest in "Dictionary Corner" on the
Channel 4 gameshow
Countdown. Wallace took part in the "Junk Food Experiment" in 2019. In June 2020, Wallace appeared as an assistant in ''
Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow, for the "Take Your Pick!" episode. In October 2020, Wallace appeared as a Black history month reporter for Good Morning Britain''. In November 2020, Wallace took part as a contestant in
ITV's ''Don't Rock The Boat'', a rowing competition show.
Political activity and public activism At the
2005 UK general election, Wallace stood as an
independent parliamentary candidate, standing in the
Brent South constituency in north London. He came fifth obtaining 297 votes (1.17% of the vote), losing to
Labour's
Dawn Butler with 17501 votes (69.23% of the vote). In 2022, he supported the
criminal barristers' industrial action over pay. Joining colleagues on a
picket line outside the
Supreme Court in London, Wallace said that
legal aid fees should be increased to encourage young people and those from a diversity of backgrounds to become barristers. == Personal life==