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Tariq Rehman

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
BodyBar Tribunals & Adjudication Service (BTAS)
Professionbarrister — Lincoln's Inn
Hearing5 Person Disciplinary Tribunal
Appealappeal dismissed

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

SanctionSuspension
Suspension14 months
Dishonesty foundNo

As Head of Chambers at Kings Court Chambers, Tariq Rehman failed to take all reasonable steps to ensure his chambers were administered/managed competently and efficiently. A £1,100 refund due to a lay client was delayed from March 2012 to August 2012. Further payments to public access clients (refunds/compensation recommended by the Legal Ombudsman or agreed) were delayed: £900 (Nov 2013 to May 2014), £450 (June 2014 to Sept 2014), and £2,900 (May 2014, still outstanding). No express finding of dishonesty.

Duties found breached:

Panel

His Honour Nicholas Ainley (Chair); His Honour Nicholas Ainley (Chair); Dr Howard Freeman; His Honour Nicholas Ainley (Chair); Mr Godwin Busuttil

Duties engaged

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Documents

Source: https://www.tbtas.org.uk/hearings/findings-and-sentences-of-past-hearings/