Michael Azuka Otobo

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

Michael Azuka Otobo, struck off the Roll in 2009, applied in December 2019 for leave to apply for a re-hearing out of time under Rule 19 SDPR 2007. He had previously made a similar application in 2016, which was refused and upheld on appeal. His adjournment application (based on ill-health, need to instruct a QC, and disclosure) was refused, the medical evidence being inadequate under the Tribunal's policy and Hayat. Relying on Takhar v Gracefield and allegations of fraud by former partner NL and by the Respondent, plus baseless race discrimination and Black Lives Matter claims, the Applicant failed to demonstrate any fraud affecting the 2009 decision. The Tribunal found the application entirely without merit and not just to grant, refused it, and ordered costs of £13,196. No express finding of dishonesty was made against the Applicant in this decision (it concerned only the procedural application).