Mohammed Shaikh

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

Mohammed Shaikh, called to the Bar by Lincoln's Inn in March 2013, was found in breach of Core Duty 5 of the BSB Handbook (1st Edition) following his conviction at Ipswich Crown Court on 10 April 2015 for fraudulently evading duty contrary to the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979. He was sentenced for that offence to 15 months' imprisonment suspended for 24 months plus 150 hours unpaid work. The 5-person Disciplinary Tribunal disbarred him on 10 October 2016. No express finding of dishonesty was recorded by the Tribunal.

Duties found breached:

• Uphold public trust in the profession