By UK-based barrister Ikeni John Mbako-Allison has been suspended from practice for nine months after a disciplinary tribunal found him guilty of harassing a woman by sending her multiple unreasonable emails.
The Bar Standards Board (BSB), which regulates barristers in England and Wales, said the misconduct occurred between March 3 and 18, 2021.
According to the regulator, Mbako-Allison sent multiple emails to the woman, identified in the proceedings as Person A, to an extent that amounted to harassment.
On February 10, 2022, he was convicted of harassment under Section 2(1) and (2) of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997.
The disciplinary tribunal heard that Mbako-Allison sent 48 emails to Person A over about two and a half weeks.
The BSB said his conduct was capable of diminishing the trust and confidence the public places in him and the legal profession.
A five-member disciplinary panel subsequently suspended him from practice for nine months and ordered him to pay £1,200 in costs.
The suspension took effect from August 16, 2024.
Mbako-Allison was called to the Bar in 2009. The tribunal noted that he had not practised as a barrister since around January 2022 and had not repeated the conduct.
The panel also considered his acceptance that his behaviour could have affected the woman’s psychological and emotional wellbeing.
