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discipline 3 October 2026
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Mohammad Islam

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
BodyBar Tribunals & Adjudication Service (BTAS)
Professionbarrister — Lincoln's Inn
Hearing5 Person Disciplinary Tribunal
AppealFinal

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

SanctionStrike Off
Dishonesty foundYes

Mohammad Shariful Islam, a barrister called in 2009, was convicted by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal of disciplinary offences involving dishonesty and struck off the Roll of Solicitors in January 2012. He failed to report to the Bar both his being charged by the SRA and his subsequent conviction and striking off. The 5 Person Disciplinary Tribunal found professional misconduct under the Code of Conduct and disbarred him.

Duties found breached:

Panel

His Honour Nicholas Ainley (Chair); His Honour Nicholas Ainley (Chair); His Honour Nicholas Ainley (Chair); Mrs Sara Carnegie nee Worrall; His Honour Nicholas Ainley (Chair)

Duties engaged

Documents

Source: https://www.tbtas.org.uk/hearings/findings-and-sentences-of-past-hearings/