Zafar Aslam

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

Zafar Aslam, an unqualified clerk employed in personal injury litigation at Dar & Company, was convicted of conspiracy to defraud and sentenced to three years' imprisonment for masterminding a scheme of fictitious plaintiffs, invented and exaggerated personal injury claims, and false car hire claims against insurers. The Tribunal found the allegation substantiated and made a Section 43(2) order controlling his future employment in the profession, plus fixed costs.

Duties found breached:

• Proper basis for allegations

Aggravating factors:

• Respondent was the mastermind and controller of a calculated, sophisticated fraud
• Operation ran for many months with a great number of losers
• Drew in others including a gullible doctor and a dishonest physiotherapist