Overview
- Mr Justice Choudhury dismissed Sidhu’s appeal in a 51-page judgment, holding the misconduct fell in the upper range of seriousness.
- The court ruled the tribunal made no legal error in assessing culpability and harm or in balancing aggravating and mitigating factors under its sanctions guidance.
- The tribunal found Sidhu invited a mini-pupil to his hotel room, urged her to stay overnight, and initiated sexual contact he knew or ought to have known was inappropriate.
- Sidhu’s senior standing at the Bar was treated as aggravating, with the judge saying such conduct by a prominent silk was particularly serious and not addressed by lesser sanctions.
- Sidhu remains disbarred, and his solicitor said the ruling is being considered with no decision yet on applying to the Court of Appeal.