Ulfat Kazmi

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

Ulfat Kazmi, a legal assistant/clerk at Renaissance Solicitors, was found to have removed five client account cheques and cashed them, made payable to herself, totalling £6,400 (later reimbursed by the bank). The Applicant submitted her conduct was dishonest under the Twinsectra test, relying on evidence from partner Mrs Nawaz that the handwriting was the Respondent's and the signatures were forgeries. The Respondent denied the allegations, claiming her bank cards had been lost/stolen, but did not attend the hearing. The Tribunal proceeded in her absence, found the allegations substantiated, and made a Section 43 order restricting her employment by solicitors, ordering her to pay costs fixed at £3,500 (reduced from the £8,515.60 sought).

Duties found breached:

• No unlawful discrimination or harassment
• No improper use of client money

⚠ figures not found verbatim in the source were dropped: ["review_dishonesty_finding_cue_present"]