Disciplinary Record - Shazia Anjum

In or around May and June 2020 and thereafter, Shazia Anjum, an unregistered barrister, practised as a barrister when she offered to supply legal services, and held herself out as a barrister on one or more of the following social media platforms;

(i) Facebook,
(ii) Twitter,
(iii) LinkedIn,
(iv) and/or on the website shaziaanjum.com,

as set out in the attached Schedule, when she was not authorised to do so.

In or around May and June 2020 and thereafter, Shazia Anjum, an unregistered barrister, behaved in a way that would diminish the trust and confidence which the public placed in her or in the profession, when she practised as a barrister by offering to supply legal services, and holding herself out as a barrister on one or more of the following social media platforms;
(i) Facebook,
(ii) Twitter,
(iii) LinkedIn,
(iv) and/or on the website shaziaanjum.com,

as set out in the attached Schedule, when she was not authorised to do so.

SCHEDULE

Shazia Anjum, practised as a barrister by offering to supply legal services and holding herself out as a barrister, on one or more of the following social media platforms;

(i) Facebook,
(ii) Twitter,
(iii) LinkedIn,
(iv) and/or on the website shaziaanjum.com,

in particular by;

(i) referring to herself as a “barrister” and
(ii) inviting members of the public to contact her for guidance and help in relation to their immigration matter, and/or;
(iii) inviting members of the public to book a consultation in relation to their immigration matter, and/or;
(iv) referring to herself as a barrister alongside the provision of videos on immigration matters.

On or around 5 October 2020 and thereafter, Shazia Anjum, an unregistered barrister, practised as a barrister when she offered to supply legal services, and held herself out as a barrister on the social media platform, YouTube, and/or on the website shaziaanjum.com, as set out in the attached Schedule, when she was not authorised to do so.

On or around 5 October 2020 and thereafter, Shazia Anjum, an unregistered barrister, behaved in a way that would diminish the trust and confidence which the public placed in her or in the profession, when she practised as a barrister by offering to supply legal services, and holding herself out as a barrister on the social media platform, YouTube, and/or on the website shaziaanjum.com, as set out in the attached Schedule, when she was not authorised to do so.

For conduct between October 2016 to December 2017, Shazia Anjum was struck off the Roll of Solicitors by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal in its written decision dated 10 February 2021. Thereafter, Shazia Anjum, an unregistered barrister, behaved in a way that would diminish the trust and confidence which the public placed in her or in the profession;

(a) when she practised as a barrister by offering to supply immigration advice and services, and holding herself out as a barrister on the social media platform, YouTube, and/or on the website shaziaanjum.com, as set out in the attached Schedule, when she was not authorised to do so, and/or

(b) by offering to supply immigration advice and services, when she was not authorised to do so by the Bar Standards Board (BSB), and/or the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC), and/or the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).

SCHEDULE

Shazia Anjum, practised as a barrister by offering to supply legal services (immigration advice and services), and holding herself out as a barrister,

(a) on the social media platform, YouTube, in particular by one or more of the following:

(i) giving general advice about immigration law and explicitly inviting members of the public to contact her for advice and assistance in relation to their immigration matters;
(ii) inviting members of the public to book a consultation with her to receive “further support” and where she would “tell you what you need to do” and would “guide you further”.
(iii) referring to herself as a “barrister” in on-screen text;
(iv) referring to herself as a “barrister” orally;
(v) referring to herself as a “barrister” in the description text for videos;
(vi) referring to herself as a “barrister” in the title of videos
(vii) through on-screen text, explicitly referring to legal services offered, including drafting grounds, legal arguments, and submissions.

(b) and/or on the website shaziaanjum.com, in particular by one or more of the following;

(i) referring to herself as a “barrister”;
(ii) referring to herself as a “barrister” within her contact e-mail address;
(iii) inviting members of the public to send relevant documents “to get her legal opinion”;
(iv) inviting members of the public to book a consultation or appointment in relation to their immigration matters;
(v) referring to her expertise in “Human Rights Applications, Spouse Visa, Parents of British Child Visa, and Discretionary Leave to Remain”;
(vi) referring to herself as “an expert immigration Barrister in dealing with the most complicated immigration cases in the UK”;
(vii) inviting members of the public to contact her and to send relevant documents “to benefit from her exclusive and comprehensive advice”.