Aurangzeb
Iqbal
Solicitor
145502
Decision - Employee-related decision
Outcome: Approval of employment (section 41)
Outcome date: 16 April 2018
Published date: 17 July 2018
Firm details
Firm or organisation at date of publication
Name: Bodnar & Co
Address(es): Victoria House, 228 Dewsbury Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS11 6ER
Firm ID: 638292
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Bodnar & Co have been granted permission under Section 41 of the Solicitors Act 1974 to employ Mr Aurangzeb Iqbal as a Legal Clerk, subject to the following conditions:
- Mr Iqbal’s work is limited to that described in the firm’s application and email dated 5 March 2018.
- Mr Iqbal does not have his own caseload.
- Mr Iqbal is supervised by Ivan Bodnar. In Mr Bodnar’s absence, Mr Iqbal will not attend the office.
- Mr Iqbal will not have access to any office or client account; will not act as a signatory to any client or office account; will not have the power to authorise transfers from any client or office account; and will not have any responsibility for the firm’s accounting functions.
- Mr Iqbal must not hold himself out as a solicitor. Mr Iqbal’s status as a non-solicitor must be made clear to clients.
- Any proposed variation in the terms of the job description or supervision arrangements must be notified to the SRA in advance of the change taking place and the variation must not take place unless and until permission is granted.
- This approval and the conditions attached to it are reviewable at the SRA’s discretion at such time(s) as the SRA thinks fit.
Reasons/basis
Mr Iqbal was struck off the roll of solicitors on 16 September 2004. In accordance with Section 41 of the Solicitors Act 1974, any solicitor wishing to employ or remunerate him in connection with their practise as a solicitor must obtain the SRA’s approval. The SRA is satisfied that the above employment will not put public confidence in the administration of justice and the provision of legal services or the interests of clients at risk.