Harbhinder Singh

Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision

Harbhinder Singh, a sole practitioner admitted in 2004, was found to have committed serious breaches while representing a husband in contested matrimonial/childcare proceedings: he improperly attended the estranged wife's matrimonial home with a 13-year-old child subject to court orders, made direct contact with the client of another solicitor without that solicitor's knowledge or consent, and put himself in a position to become a witness in the proceedings. He also failed to respond to SRA correspondence and took no part in the disciplinary proceedings. The Tribunal found all allegations substantiated, suspended him indefinitely from practice, and ordered costs of £5,000. No express finding of dishonesty was made.

Duties found breached:

• No improper communication with the court
• No conflict between current clients

Aggravating factors:

• Child involved (MS) was only 13 years old and subject to court orders
• Proceedings were highly contested
• Respondent appeared to attend to put himself in the position of a witness of fact
• Failed to engage with regulator or disciplinary body and took no part in proceedings
• No regard for professional obligations while deriving benefits and status of being a solicitor