Zaheda Parveen Aziz

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

Duties found breached:

• No improper communication with the court
• No conflict between current clients
• No improper use of client money
• Prompt accounting and return of money
• Accounting records, reconciliation and reports
• Supervise staff and delegated work
• Professional indemnity insurance
• Report serious misconduct of others
• No improper solicitation or touting

Aggravating factors:

• Complete failure to comply with important regulatory aspects of practice
• Failure to supervise enabled employee Mr K M to misappropriate client cash and cheques
• Previous Tribunal findings (August 2003) of conduct unbefitting a solicitor - failure to discharge undertaking and failure to reply to correspondence
• Multiple Accountant's Reports outstanding over several years; ignored repeated Law Society correspondence