(unnamed respondent)

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

This was an application by solicitor Zain Siddiqi under Rule 18 to remove practice conditions imposed by the Tribunal on 23 May 2022 (originally following 2018 findings of Solicitors Accounts Rules breaches and inaccurate PII proposal forms). The SRA did not oppose the application, having granted condition-free practising certificates. Applying the Bryant proportionality test, the Tribunal found no continuing justification for the conditions and granted the removal, ordering the Applicant to pay costs of £1,937.

Mitigating factors:

• Full compliance with restrictions since 2018
• Continuous engagement with regulator
• No further complaints or regulatory concerns
• Undertaken extensive regulatory training including on Solicitors Accounts Rules
• Maintained regulatory competence through consultancy work
• SRA granted two consecutive condition-free practising certificates
• SRA did not oppose the application