Barrister who fell asleep during inquest cleared of misconduct

Sleepwalking expert Ramya Nagesh said she was suffering from post-Covid fatigue

A barrister who wrote a book on sleepwalking who fell asleep during a coroner’s inquest has been cleared of all professional misconduct charges.

Ramya Nagesh, a member of commercial chambers in Gray’s Inn Square in London, was accused by the Bar standards board (BSB) of harming the public’s trust in the profession after falling asleep during a virtual hearing.