Past disciplinary findings

Mohammad Khan, a barrister, behaved in a way that was likely to diminish the trust and confidence which the public places in him or in the profession and/or behaved in a way which could reasonably be seen by the public to undermine his integrity, in that, on 1 June 2022, he knowingly assisted and/or enabled Sophia Khan (“Ms Khan”) to breach an injunction order made by the High Court on 11 November 2021 in claim number BL-2021-001519 (“the November Order”). He did so by appearing as an advocate in a hearing in the Coroner’s Court for Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire (“the Coroner’s Court”), taking instructions from Ms Khan, and providing her responses to the Coroner. He thereby assisted or enabled her to exercise a right of audience when he knew or ought to have known that her practising certificate was suspended and she was not an exempt person in relation to that reserved legal activity.

Mohammad Khan, a barrister, failed to act with integrity, in that, on 1 June 2022, he knowingly assisted and/or enabled Ms Khan to breach the November Order. He did so by appearing as an advocate in a hearing in the Coroner’s Court, taking instructions from Ms Khan, and providing her responses to the Coroner. He thereby assisted or enabled her to exercise a right of audience when he knew or ought to have known that her practising certificate was suspended and she was not an exempt person in relation to that reserved legal activity.

Mohammad Khan, a barrister, failed to take reasonable steps to avoid wasting the court’s time, in that, on 1 June 2022, while acting as an advocate representing an interested person during a hearing before the Coroner’s Court, he repeatedly answered questions from the Coroner by reading out replies supplied to him by Ms Khan, which conduct the Coroner found to be “completely unworkable” and a process that was “disjointed, time consuming and would be disruptive to the efficient working of the inquest”.

Mohammad Khan, a barrister, behaved in a way that was likely to diminish the trust and confidence which the public places in him or in the profession, in that, on 1 June 2022, while acting as an advocate representing an interested person during a hearing before the Coroner’s Court, he repeatedly answered questions from the Coroner by reading out replies supplied to him by Ms Khan, which conduct the Coroner found to be “completely unworkable” and a process that was “disjointed, time consuming and would be disruptive to the efficient working of the inquest”.

Mohammad Khan, a barrister, failed to act with integrity, in that, on 31 October 2022, during an inquest before the Coroner’s Court, when answering questions from the Coroner about the capacity in which he was representing an interested person, he told the Coroner that “the records kept by the Bar Council show that I am employed by the Just for the Public for many, many years”. This statement was inaccurate, as the Bar Council’s records showed that Mr Khan had supplied it with information to show that he had been employed by Just for Public Ltd since 10 August 2021.

Mohammad Khan, a barrister, failed to observe his duty to the court in the administration of justice and/or behaved in a way that was likely to diminish the trust and confidence which the public places in him or in the profession, in that, on 31 October 2022, during an inquest before the Coroner’s Court, when answering questions from the Coroner about the capacity in which he was representing an interested person, he told the Coroner that “the records kept by the Bar Council show that Ilam employed by the Just for the Public for many, many years”. This statement was inaccurate, as the Bar Council’s records showed that Mr Khan had supplied it with information to show that he had been employed by Just for Public Ltd since 10 August 2021.