The barrister was ordered to pay the BSB £2,670 costs
An independent disciplinary tribunal has disbarred a former solicitor after charges of professional misconduct were brought by the Bar Standards Board (BSB).
Barrister Zeeshan Saqib Mian was disbarred by a tribunal on 16 June. The tribunal also directed Mian’s practising certificate be suspended pending the final determination of any appeal. He was ordered to pay the BSB £2,670 costs.
Mian was accused of 12 charges of professional misconduct; the tribunal decided he should be disbarred on all 12 charges. The tribunal found Mian made a number of false declarations in relation to his Call Declaration for the purpose of being called to the Bar.
These included a failure to disclose that he was the subject of a f...