Khattak, Alum
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Outcome: Condition
Outcome date: 1
April
2011
Published date: 5
May
2011
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Mr Alum Zeb Khan Khattak was granted a practising certificate for the practice year 2010/2011 subject to the following conditions:
- 1. He may act as a solicitor only in employment which has first been approved by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
- 2. He is not a sole practitioner or a manager or owner of a recognised body.
- 3. Mr Khattak shall not undertake or be otherwise involved in conveyancing practice.
- 4. Mr Khattak shall immediately inform any actual or prospective employer of these conditions and the reasons for their imposition.
- 5. In this condition "manager" is as defined in section 207 of the Legal Services Act 2007 and "owner" is as defined in rule 24 of the Solicitors' Code of Conduct.
Reasons/basis
Mr Khattak has applied for a 2010/2011 practising certificate following the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal's determination on 12 October 2010 of the indeterminate suspension from practice which the Tribunal had imposed upon him previously on 24 October 2006.
In the course of his application to the Tribunal for the indefinite suspension to be determined, Mr Khattak indicated to the Tribunal, amongst other things, that he was looking to now work in the field of criminal law.
It was noted that when determining the indeterminate suspension, the Tribunal made recommendations to the Solicitors Regulation Authority that conditions be imposed upon Mr Khattak's practising certificate. Furthermore, the Tribunal suggested that Mr Khattak should not trade as a solicitor on his own account or in partnership, should only work in employment which had first been approved by the SRA and should not be involved in conveyancing practice.
Taking into account the above information and pursuant to provisions of Regulation 6.1(a) of the SRA Practising Regulations 2009 whereby the SRA may impose practising certificate conditions if the SRA considers that the individual concerned is unsuitable to undertake certain activities in relation to a legal practice, either at all or save as specified in the condition and that the imposing of the condition will in the public interest limit, restrict, halt or prevent the involvement of the individual concerned in those activities, the Authorised Officer is satisfied that it is appropriate and proportionate that Mr Khattak should not at this time be a sole practitioner, manager or owner of a legal practice and should practice as a solicitor only in employment which has first been approved by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Furthermore, he should be precluded from undertaking or being otherwise involved in conveyancing practice.
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Outcome: Condition
Outcome date: 28
February
2012
Published date: 5
April
2012
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An Authorised Officer DECIDED to grant Mr Khattak a practising certificate for the practice year 2011/2012 subject to the following conditions:-
1.1 He may act as a solicitor only in employment which has first been approved by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
1.2 He is not a sole practitioner or a manager or owner of a recognised or licensable body.
1.3 Mr Khattak shall not undertake or be otherwise involved in a conveyancing practice.
1.4 Mr Khattak shall immediately inform any actual or prospective employer of these conditions and the reasons for their imposition.
1.5 In this condition “manager” and “owner” is as defined in Chapter 14 of the SRA Code of Conduct 2011.
Reasons/basis
Mr Khattak is subject to Regulation 3.1(a)(i), (b), (e), (g) and (n) of the SRA Practising Regulations 2011.
The Authorised Officer imposed the conditions at paragraphs 1 and 2 above after having regard to Regulation 7.1(c) of the SRA Practising Regulations 2011 and considered Mr Khattak to be unsuitable to engage in certain business arrangements, business associations or practising arrangements and that imposing a condition requiring Mr Khattak to obtain written approval before taking certain steps will, in the public interest, limit, halt or prevent a risk to clients third parties or the public.
The Authorised Officer imposed the condition at paragraph 3 above after having regard to Regulation 7.1(a) of the SRA Practising Regulations 2011 and also consider Mr Khattak to be unsuitable to undertake conveyancing.
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