Past disciplinary findings

Robert Kearney, a barrister and BSB regulated person, failed to act with integrity in that during the course of a mini pupillage between 26 and 28 January 2015 with Person A, in which he was in a position of trust, he engaged in conduct set out in Schedule A towards Person A. Such conduct, taken either individually or together being inappropriate and of a sexual nature.

Robert Kearney, a barrister and BSB regulated person, behaved in a way which was likely to diminish the trust and confidence which the public places in him or in the profession, in that, during the course of a mini pupillage between 26 and 28 January 2015 with Person A, in which he was in a position of trust, he engaged in the conduct set out in Schedule A towards Person A, such conduct, taken either individually or together, being inappropriate and of a sexual nature.

Robert Kearney, a barrister and BSB regulated person, behaved in a way which could reasonably be seen by the public to undermine his integrity, in that, during the course of a mini pupillage between 26 and 28 January 2015 with Person A, in which he was in a position of trust, he engaged in the conduct set out in Schedule A towards Person A, such conduct, taken either individually or together, being inappropriate and of a sexual nature.

Schedule A

1. Robert Kearney made the following comments, or words to that effect:

i. that he kept his nails short because you can’t finger women with long nails.

ii. asked Person A if she’d ever had sex in her parents’ house and the details about it

iii. told Person A that eating pineapple makes semen taste better.

iv. said to Person A she should wear skirts and heels instead of trousers and asked Person A what was her bra size.

v. lent into Person A when the two were alone inside the lift, smelt her neck and asked Person A what perfume she was wearing.

vi. B also spoke about sex with his wife and was physically too close to Person A.