Harini Iyengar has successfully prosecuted a serious professional disciplinary case for the Bar Standards Board. In BSB v Wheetman, the Tribunal determined that the BSB should not issue a practising certificate to Mr Wheetman for a period of 24 months.
The Tribunal found that Mr Wheetman behaved in a way which was likely to diminish the trust and confidence which the public places in him or in the profession. The case arose from inappropriate comments and behaviour of a sexual nature made towards a female involved in a case he was instructed in at a Magistrates’ Court in August 2022. Mr Wheetman showed his photography website to the individual, which included semi-nude images, and offered to take photos of her, with the suggestion this could be without clothing.
Harini is ranked as a leading practitioner in Professional Discipline and Regulation by both Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500. She has considerable experience and expertise in advising on and appearing in complex disciplinary proceedings before various regulatory bodies and on High Court appeals. Harini also has considerable experience and expertise in disciplinary proceedings concerning both non-academic and academic student misconduct, in employment-related disciplinary matters, and in conducting independent investigations into allegations of misconduct.
You can read the Bar Standards Board’s press release here.
