Harini Iyengar has successfully represented the Bar Standards Board in a High Court appeal against the disbarment of a barrister for sexual misconduct. You can read the judgment in Kearney v BSB here. Harini was first instructed by the BSB in disciplinary proceedings against Mr Kearney in 2020. In the course of representing the BSB in three disciplinary cases against him, concerning sexual misconduct towards two mini-pupils and two pupil barristers, she appeared in several hearings before the Bar disciplinary tribunal and three High Court appeals.
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, including as junior counsel in BSB v Sidhu. 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.
