Past disciplinary findings

Ravi Sidhu, a barrister, acted dishonestly in that, having been instructed on or about 14
May 2021 to act for a client in respect of an inquest, those instructions having been
provided by the client’s solicitors through chambers, he subsequently issued no more
than five invoices on chambers’ letterhead outside of the chambers system as set out
in the attached Schedule, that directed the fees be paid into an account in his name,
and in doing so, dishonestly avoided and/or sought to avoid his financial obligations to
chambers at the time of issuing the invoices and/or at the time of receipt of payment for
work done, which was due to chambers in the form of ‘rent’, and which would have
totalled no more than £6,593 net on the fees as billed.

Ravi Sidhu, a barrister, acted dishonestly in that, having been instructed on or about 14
May 2021 to act for a client in respect of an inquest, those instructions having been
provided by the client’s solicitors through chambers, he subsequently issued no more
than five invoices on chambers’ letterhead outside of the chambers system as set out
in the attached Schedule, and in doing so dishonestly created the misleading
impression to the client and/or the instructing solicitor, that the matter was being
conducted through Chambers.

SCHEDULE
Invoice 1 – 28.6.2021 - £11,100
Invoice 2 – 30.6.2021 to 30.9.2021 - £12,930
Invoice 3 – 27.11.2021 - £12,600
Invoice 4 – 1.12.2021 to 31.1.2022 - £7,455
Invoice 6* - from 1.2.22 - £6,510
*Misnumbered. Invoice “6” was the 5th invoice issued. The fees billed under this invoice were later waived.