A criminal barrister has been disbarred for serious misconduct after being convicted of assaulting a police officer and drink driving.
Tammy McNally also attacked the manager of a bar after being asked to leave because she was too drunk.
The 34-year-old was banned from the profession by an independent disciplinary tribunal after she admitted a series of misconduct charges.
McNally, who represented herself at the tribunal, admitted a conviction for drink-driving in October 2011 which she failed to declare when she was called to the bar a year later.
She also repeatedly breached orders of the court between November 2011 and March 2013, by failing to complete unpaid work on seven separate occasions and being in breach of a curfew on two separate occasions.
It led to her receiving a suspended prison sentence, the panel said. In December 2012 McNally attacked bar manager Beata Sniezek at Ye Olde London Pub near the Old Bailey. Prosecutors told City of London magistrates’ court: “Miss McNally was extremely drunk and was with two men. Because of her behaviour she was asked to leave the pub and the area. Miss McNally fell to the floor along with the victim.
“As the defendant got to her feet she followed the victim to the kitchen area. She punched the victim in the head and grabbed her by the hair, pulling her out of the kitchen.” At the time the barrister admitted assault by beating and was ordered to pay £100.
McNally, of Canning Town, also admitted to the panel she had been convicted for attacking a police officer “in the execution of her duty” last March. Part of the hearing was held in private to allow her to explain sensitive details of her personal circumstances.
McNally was previously ordered to take part in an alcohol treatment programme after her lawyer said she had an underlying drinking problem. The five-person panel ruled McNally had been “engaged in conduct which was discreditable to a barrister”.
