Disciplinary Record - Shah Syed Masood Sahib

Decision - Prosecution

Outcome: Referral to Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal

Outcome date: 29 May 2024

Published date: 19 March 2025

Firm details

No detail provided:

Outcome details

This outcome was reached by SRA decision.

Reasons/basis

This notification relates to a Decision to prosecute before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal. This is an independent Tribunal which will reach its own decision after considering all the evidence, including any evidence put forward by the Solicitor. The Tribunal has certified that there is a case to answer in respect of allegations which relates to his conviction on 13 February 2024 for a serious offence. 

The allegations are subject to a Hearing before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal and are as yet unproven.

Decision - Control of practice

Outcome: Condition

Outcome date: 20 February 2023

Published date: 8 August 2023

Firm details

Firm or organisation at date of publication and at time of matters giving rise to outcome

Name: Syeds Solicitors

Address(es): 310 Stratford Road, Sparkhill, Birmingham B11 1AA

Firm ID: 402835

Outcome details

This outcome was reached by SRA decision.

Decision details

Shah Syed Rashid Masood Sahib’s practising certificate for 2022/2023 is subject to the following conditions:

1. Shah Syed Rashid Masood Sahib is not a manager or owner of any authorised body.
2. Subject to condition 1, Shah Syed Rashid Masood Sahib may act as a solicitor, only as an employee, where the role has first been approved by us.
3. Conditions 1 and 2 above are imposed with the exception of Syed Solicitors (SRA number 405299).
4. Shah Syed Rashid Masood Sahib may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.

In these conditions the terms are as defined in the SRA Glossary.

Reasons/basis

The above conditions are necessary in the public interest and 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 - Control of practice

Outcome: Condition

Outcome date: 20 February 2023

Published date: 20 February 2023

Firm details

Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome

Name: Syeds Solicitors

Address(es): 310 Stratford Road, Sparkhill, Birmingham B11 1AA

Firm ID: 402835

Outcome details

This outcome was reached by SRA decision.

Decision details

Shah Syed Rashid Masood Sahib’s practising certificate for 2021/2022 is subject to the following conditions:

1. Shah Syed Rashid Masood Sahib is not a manager or owner of any authorised body.
2. Subject to condition 1, Shah Syed Rashid Masood Sahib may act as a solicitor, only as an employee, where the role has first been approved by us.
3. Conditions 1 and 2 above are imposed with the exception of Syed Solicitors (SRA number 405299).
4. Shah Syed Rashid Masood Sahib may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.

In these conditions the terms are as defined in the SRA Glossary.

Reasons/basis

The above conditions are necessary in the public interest and 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.