Madasser Hussain

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

Madasser Hussain, admitted as a solicitor in 2002, was convicted at Newcastle Crown Court on 23 January 2019 of dishonestly making a false representation (fraud) and perverting the course of public justice, and sentenced to imprisonment. She and her husband created false documentation to register a bogus £60,000 charge (later grown to £115,000 with interest) on a property without the owners' knowledge, causing total loss of approximately £145,000. The SRA relied on the conviction. She admitted all allegations including dishonesty. Dealt with on the papers via Agreed Outcome, the Tribunal found no exceptional circumstances and ordered she be struck off the Roll and pay costs of £1,150.

Duties found breached:

• Act in the client's best interests
• Non-discriminatory acceptance and cab-rank

Aggravating factors:

• Criminal conviction for fraud and perverting the course of public justice
• Sophisticated fraud involving significant planning
• Sustained conduct over a lengthy period
• Intended to benefit herself and her husband
• Serious harm caused to owners (approx £145,000 loss)
• Involved a junior former colleague to give a veneer of legitimacy

Mitigating factors:

• Family pressure and clouded judgement
• Historic and isolated incident in otherwise unblemished record
• Charitable work promoting interfaith relations
• Served custodial sentence and complied with licence conditions
• Found new employment and serving community during pandemic
• Expressed remorse and apology