Mr Rashid Ahmed
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View recordBarrister Status:
Self Employed
Hearing type:
Disciplinary Tribunal (3 person)
Decision date
13/03/2020
Breach details:
Professional misconduct contrary to Core Duty 5 of the Bar Standards Board’s (BSB’s) Handbook (3rd Edition).
Offence details:
Rashid Ahmed, a barrister and BSB regulated person, behaved in a way which was likely to diminish the trust and confidence which the public places in him or in the profession in that on 5 April 2018, Mr Ahmed assaulted another. As a result of the assault, on 7 April 2018, Rashid Ahmed was convicted at Westminster Magistrates Court on admission of assault by beating contrary to s39 Criminal Justice Act 1988, for which conviction, Rashid Ahmed was sentenced, (as varied on appeal to Isleworth Crown Court), to a 12-month community order with the requirement of rehabilitation activity for 35 days and 180 hours of unpaid work, £85 costs and £85 victim surcharge.
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