Ishtiaq
Ahmed
Solicitor
033593
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Condition
Outcome date: 9 May 2025
Published date: 5 June 2025
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: AUUA Law
Address(es): 104 St Georges Road, BOLTON, BL1 2BZ
Firm ID: 618406
Firm or organisation at date of publication
Name: TMC Solicitors Ltd
Address(es): 4 Central Buildings, Kingsway, Manchester, M19 1SP
Firm ID: 636580
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Ishtiaq Ahmed’s practising certificate for 2024/2025 is subject to the following conditions:
- Mr Ahmed shall not act as a manager or owner of any authorised body.
- Mr Ahmed may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
- Mr Ahmed shall not practise on his own account under regulation 10.2 of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations.
In these conditions the terms are as defined in the SRA Glossary.
Reasons/basis
The above conditions are necessary in the public interest. They are reasonable and proportionate having regard to the purposes set out in regulation 7 of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations, and the regulatory objectives and principles governing regulatory activities as contained in section 28 of the Legal Services Act 2007.
Decision - Prosecution
Outcome: Referral to Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
Outcome date: 23 August 2023
Published date: 22 February 2024
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: AUUA Law
Address(es): 104 St Georges Road, Bolton BL1 2BZ
Firm ID: 618406
Firm or organisation at date of publication
Name: TMC Solicitors Ltd
Address(es): 4 Central Buildings, Kingsway, Manchester M19 1SP
Firm ID: 636580
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Reasons/basis
Outcome of SDT Hearing
This notification relates to a Decision to prosecute before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal. This is an independent Tribunal which reaches its own decision after considering all the evidence, including any evidence put forward by the Respondent. The Tribunal had certified that there was a case to answer.
The matter was heard on 7-11 October 2024 and 12-13 February 2025.
Mr. Ahmed was suspended from practice as a solicitor for the period of 1 year to commence on 13 February 2025, such suspension to be suspended for the period of 2 years.
The SDT judgment will be available at www.solicitorstribunal.org.uk