Disciplinary Record - Tariq Rehman

Barrister Status:

Disbarred

Called:

Mar 2000

Inn:

Lincoln's Inn

Hearing type:

Disciplinary Tribunal (5 Person)

Tribunal panel members:

Mr Godwin John Antoine Busuttil

, 

Dr Howard Freeman

, 

Mr Mark West

, 

His Honour Judge Philip Curl

, 

Dr Rosemary Gillespie

Decision date

02/11/2016

Breach details:

Professional misconduct contrary to paragraph 404.2 (a) and pursuant to paragraph 901.5 of the Code of Conduct of the Bar of England and Wales (8th Edition) and contrary to Core Duty 10 (CD10) and rC89 of the Conduct Rules in the Bar Standards Board Handbook (1st Edition – January 2014).

Offence details:

Tariq Rehman, as Head of Chambers at Kings Court Chambers, failed to take all reasonable steps to ensure that his chambers were administered competently and efficiently and were properly staffed in that a payment of ?1,100 due to AB as a refund of fees was delayed from March 2012 to August 2012 by reason of administrative incompetence or inefficiency of Tariq Rehman or staff employed by him, and the failure to comply with paragraph 404.2 (a) of the Code of Conduct was serious by reason of paragraph 901.5 (2) c and d of the Code of Conduct.

Tariq Rehman, as Head of Chambers at Kings Court Chambers, and the person responsible for the management of Chambers, failed to take all reasonable steps to ensure that his chambers were administered competently and efficiently in that payments of money due to public access clients by way of refund of fees or compensation recommended by the Legal Ombudsman, or agreed, were delayed by administrative incompetence or inefficiency of Tariq Rehman or staff managed by him, namely:

(i) It was agreed in November 2013 that ?900 was due to CD, but payment was not made until May 2014.

(ii) ?450 due to EF was delayed from June 2014 to September 2014.

(iii) ?2,900 due to GH was delayed from about May 2014 until the present day.

Sanction:

Suspended for 14 months and prohibited from accepting or carrying out any public access instructions for 3 years. Immediately suspended and prohibited for accepting public access instructions. Effective from 21 December 2016.

Status:

Final