Complex sentence: He went on to do a law qualification and qualified as a barrister however he lacked the £5 necessary to get the piece of paper which would have enabled him to operate as a barrister despite the fact that two of his brothers were comfortably off.
Split into simpler sentences: He went on to do a law qualification and qualified as a barrister. However he lacked the £5 necessary to get the piece of paper which would have enabled him to operate as a barrister despite the fact that two of his brothers were comfortably off.