Hossein Gharaie

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

Duties found breached:

• No improper communication with the court
• Comply with and respect court orders
• No conflict between current clients
• No improper use of client money
• Prompt accounting and return of money
• Accounting records, reconciliation and reports
• Professional indemnity insurance
• Hold a current practising certificate
• Pay instructed practitioners and agents

Aggravating factors:

• Allegations substantially repeated earlier misconduct from a 2007/2008 Tribunal matter (fined £12,000) which he appeared to have ignored
• Acted on his own behalf in a conveyancing transaction in direct contravention of the lender's instructions
• Complete disregard for regulatory requirements and his professional regulator
• Deliberately absented himself from the proceedings

Mitigating factors:

• Had made attempts to comply with practising certificate conditions but failed
• Suffered difficulties putting indemnity insurance in place (insurer delay/error)