Disciplinary Record - Zaheer Ahmad

Barrister Status:

Self Employed

Called:

Oct 2011

Inn:

Lincoln's Inn

Hearing type:

Disciplinary Tribunal (5 Person)

Decision date

04/04/2024

Breach details:

IN BREACH OF
(Handbook/Code provisions) Professional misconduct, contrary to paragraph Core Duty 5 and rC8 of the Conduct Rules (Part 2 of the Bar Standards Board’s Handbook – Version 2.1).

Offence details:

Zaheer Ahmad, a barrister and BSB regulated individual, behaved in a way which is likely to diminish the trust and confidence which the public places in him or in the profession in that, he has failed to comply with a court order, made by District Judge Swan at Wandsworth County Court on 22 October 2015 which ordered that he pay the sum of £54,595.39 plus £9,416.50 in costs to X by 5 November 2015.

Zaheer Ahmad, a barrister and BSB regulated individual, behaved in a way which could reasonably be seen by the public to undermine his integrity in that, he has failed to comply with a court order, made by District Judge Swan at Wandsworth County Court on 22 October 2015 which ordered that he pay the sum of £54,595.39 plus £9,416.50 in costs to X by 5 November 2015.

Sanction:

Suspended from practice for 6 months

Status:

Open to Appeal