Muhammad Ifzal

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

Muhammad Ifzal submitted forged BPP University College certificates and false information to the SRA in his February 2015 application for admission to the Roll, claiming he had passed tests (Property and Principles of Common Law) which he had failed, and providing an inaccurate declaration. The Tribunal, proceeding in his absence, found both allegations proved beyond reasonable doubt, including dishonesty under the Ivey test, finding breaches of Principles 2, 6 and 7. He was struck off the Roll and ordered to pay costs of £3,644.50.

Duties found breached:

• Integrity
• Uphold public trust in the profession
• Cooperate openly with regulators

Aggravating factors:

• Proven dishonesty
• Deliberate and calculated conduct
• Planned actions - created or arranged for forged certificates
• Deliberately misled the regulator, resulting in actual admission to the Roll
• High culpability

Mitigating factors:

• Previously unblemished career (though Tribunal found no mitigating features)