Rasool Khan

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

Rasool Khan, a solicitor's clerk (not a solicitor), was found to have misrepresented his qualifications and competence both to the solicitors who instructed him (Aamir Zane) and to the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal, falsely claiming to be a qualified solicitor and to have OISC registration/exemption, and appeared as an advocate when not authorised. The Tribunal found the allegations substantiated and deemed it serious misconduct, making a s.43 order controlling his future employment within the profession and ordering him to pay costs of £2,250. No express finding of dishonesty was recorded.

Duties found breached:

• Proper basis for allegations
• No improper communication with the court
• Not misrepresent regulated status