Naseem Bajwa

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

Barrister Naseem Ahmed Bajwa submitted two practising certificate applications in January 2022 falsely stating he was a door tenant at Martin Burr Chambers and would begin practising there, when he had not applied for tenancy. The Tribunal found Charges 2 and 4 proved on the basis of recklessness (acting without integrity and diminishing public trust), but dismissed the dishonesty/knowing charges (1, 3, 5, 6) for lack of cogent evidence of deliberate dishonesty. The conduct was assessed at the upper range of seriousness with significant culpability. Given aggravating factors including a prior similar disciplinary finding, lack of remorse/insight and risk of repetition, the Tribunal disbarred him and ordered £2,670 costs.

Duties found breached:

• Uphold public trust in the profession
• No conflict between current clients

Aggravating factors:

• Previous disciplinary history of a similar nature (2019 suspension for false declaration on Gray's Inn admission application)
• Lack of remorse
• Lack of insight into the significance of his conduct
• Likelihood of repetition given his history
• Misconduct in professional context with a view to personal gain
• Sustained conduct via two practising certificate applications, not a momentary lapse

Mitigating factors:

• Age and health (though not accepted as relevant to conduct at the material time)
• Long career in law (though not unblemished)