Shahriyar Mazaheri

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

The Respondent, a clerk (not a solicitor) employed by Alliance Solicitors, was convicted at Wood Green Crown Court of being an unqualified person acting as a solicitor and sentenced to a community order of 150 hours unpaid work. The Law Society proceeded only on the supplementary statement (the conviction), with three other allegations (creating and lodging expert's reports and producing misleading explanation) left on file. The Respondent consented to a Section 43 Order restricting his employment/remuneration by solicitors without Law Society permission. Costs assessed at £2,000.

Duties found breached:

• Personal probity and fitness to practise

Mitigating factors:

• Respondent consented to the making of the Section 43 Order
• Pleaded guilty upon his own confession