Nazneen Raza Suleman

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

The Respondent, admitted in 1999, was found to have dishonestly created a false telephone attendance note claiming an extension of time had been granted by the Landlord's solicitors (Mr Shah), when no such telephone conversation took place on 27th March 2006. She was also found to have created or caused to be created a forged 'Second Letter' dated 27th March 2006 and to have used it in Wandsworth County Court proceedings knowing it was not genuine. The Tribunal preferred Mr Shah's evidence, rejected the suggestion that her former principal Ms Desai had forged the documents, and found the Respondent had access to materials to create the forgery. All three allegations were proved beyond reasonable doubt with express findings of dishonesty under the Twinsectra test. The Respondent was struck off and ordered to pay costs of £11,154.71, not to be enforced without leave due to her financial circumstances. Her subsequent High Court appeal was withdrawn.

Duties found breached:

• Not mislead the court
• No improper communication with the court
• No baseless or threatened misconduct report

Aggravating factors:

• Findings of dishonesty on all three allegations
• Use of forged document in court proceedings
• Creation of false telephone attendance note

Mitigating factors:

• Relatively young and inexperienced solicitor at the time
• No financial gain by the Respondent
• Single parent with two small children facing financial hardship