Yesterday the Bar disciplinary tribunal gave an ex tempore reasoned judgment in the case of Bar Standards Board v Navjot “Jo” Sidhu KC and found three charges of sexual misconduct towards a mini-pupil proven. A full written judgment will follow, a sanctions hearing will be listed, and the tribunal made an interim order which prevents Mr Sidhu KC from being issued with a practising certificate in the meantime.
Harini Iyengar represented the BSB, led by Fiona Horlick KC, in the widely-reported hearing. You can read some of the media coverage below.
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.
The case has been covered by The Guardian, The Times, The Daily Mail, The Law Gazette and Tortoise Media.
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