Rashid Ahmad Khan

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

The SRA alleged that Rashid Ahmad Khan, an immigration solicitor, gave advice encouraging a false narrative to support an asylum claim during two covertly recorded Daily Mail 'meet and greet' meetings in May 2023. The Tribunal reviewed the video recordings and disputed translations, accepted the Respondent's explanation that the meetings were introductory 'meet and greet' sessions with no retainer or advice given, and found him a credible witness with strong character evidence. The single allegation, including alleged breaches of Paragraph 1.4 of the Code and Principles 1, 2, 4 and 5, was found NOT PROVED and dismissed. No application for the Applicant's costs was made and the Respondent's application for costs against the SRA was refused; no order as to costs.