Gazi Khan

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

Gazi Khan, a non-solicitor clerk/legal assistant employed by PCD York Solicitors, misled Humberside Police in February 2000 in the matter of RW, falsely representing that he knew RW, was a legal executive, and held a PIN number, when his Register of Legal Executives entry had been suspended and he held no accreditation. The matter was resolved by agreement on the morning of the hearing. The Tribunal made a Section 43 Order effective from 1 December 2007 restricting his employment by solicitors without Law Society permission, and ordered him to pay two thirds of the costs. There was expressly no allegation or finding of dishonesty.

Duties found breached:

• Supervise staff and delegated work

Mitigating factors:

• Conduct was historical (some seven years before the hearing)
• No complaints since the matters in the Rule 4 Statement; worked continuously for solicitors' firms
• Was in difficult personal circumstances at the material time (serious illness and tragic death of his sister in 2000)
• Firm involved was reprimanded for inadequate supervision; he attended the police station on his principal's instructions
• Did not seek to minimise his actions; apologised and was embarrassed
• Holds qualifications including a degree in criminal justice and law