Ramya Nagesh

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

Barrister Ms Ramya Nagesh faced 6 charges of professional misconduct arising from her conduct at a remote inquest in Pontypridd on 6 December 2022, including allegations of being late, failing to participate, and knowingly/recklessly misleading the coroner (dishonesty and lack of integrity). The Tribunal accepted expert medical evidence (Dr Munro) that she was suffering from an undiagnosed condition causing partial sleep, confusion and impaired cognition/memory. It found her to be a completely reliable, honest and credible witness and that her statements were neither false nor misleading. The medical condition was held to be a defence to the competence/duty charges. All 6 charges were dismissed. Charge 1 (lateness) was dismissed as she had apologised and the explanation was credible. The Tribunal criticised the BSB for pursuing the case without instructing its own expert and for failing to check the transcript, noting the Respondent had an impeccable record and was 'beyond reproach.'

⚠ figures not found verbatim in the source were dropped: ["review_dishonesty_finding_cue_present"]