Gazi Khan

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

Gazi Khan, a non-solicitor clerk/legal assistant, misled Humberside Police by falsely claiming he had previously acted for a client (RW) and by representing himself as a legal executive with a PIN number when his Register entry had been suspended and he was not an accredited police station representative. Following agreement between the parties, the Tribunal made a Section 43 Order restricting his employment by solicitors without Law Society permission, effective 1 December 2007, and ordered him to pay two thirds of the applicant's costs (subject to detailed assessment). There was no allegation or finding of dishonesty.

Duties found breached:

• Not mislead third parties or opponents
• Honour professional undertakings
• Not misrepresent regulated status

Mitigating factors:

• Historical conduct occurring some seven years earlier
• No complaints since the events
• Difficult personal circumstances including serious illness and death of his sister in 2000
• The firm was also reprimanded for inadequate supervision
• Attended the police station on the instructions of his principal
• Did not seek to minimise his actions and apologised
• Held legal qualifications including a law degree