Decision record
Mohammed Shaikh
JurisdictionEngland & Wales
BodyBar Tribunals & Adjudication Service (BTAS)
Professionbarrister — Lincoln's Inn
Hearing5 Person Disciplinary Tribunal
AppealFinal
Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision
SanctionStrike Off
Dishonesty foundNo
Mohammed Shaikh, called to the Bar in 2013, was convicted at Ipswich Crown Court on 10 April 2015 of fraudulently evading duty contrary to the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979, receiving a 15-month sentence suspended for 24 months plus 150 hours unpaid work. A 5-person Disciplinary Tribunal found he breached Core Duty 5 and disbarred him.
Duties found breached:
Panel
His Honour Nicholas Ainley (Chair); His Honour Nicholas Ainley (Chair); His Honour Nicholas Ainley (Chair); Mr Godwin Busuttil; His Honour Nicholas Ainley (Chair)
Duties engaged
Documents
Source: https://www.tbtas.org.uk/hearings/findings-and-sentences-of-past-hearings/