Shashi Gorsia

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

The Respondent, a solicitor and director of Pindoria Solicitors Ltd, was convicted by the Dubai Court of First Instance in January 2017 of attempted theft of two iPhone 7 mobile phones taken at Dubai Airport on 4 October 2016, sentenced to one month imprisonment and immediate deportation, confirmed on appeal. He self-reported to the SRA. He admitted breaches of Principles 2 and 6. The matter was dealt with on the papers by way of an Agreed Outcome. Although paragraph 17 of the agreed statement referenced 'the scale of the dishonesty,' the allegations charged and found were lack of integrity, not dishonesty. The Tribunal found the admissions properly made and ordered the Respondent be struck off the Roll and pay costs of £8,500.

Duties found breached:

• No taking unfair advantage
• Uphold public trust in the profession

Aggravating factors:

• Misconduct involved commission of a criminal offence (attempted theft) resulting in a custodial sentence and deportation
• Misconduct was deliberate, done knowingly and intentionally
• Respondent knew his conduct was in material breach of obligations to protect the public and reputation of the profession
• Held a position of trust as a Director and experienced solicitor of almost 13 years

Mitigating factors:

• Voluntarily notified the regulator of the facts and circumstances
• Previously clear regulatory history