SRA restricts solicitors practising certificate, banning all criminal work pending final decision
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has imposed interim restrictions on the practising certificate of Yorkshire-based solicitor Amjid Khan, barring him from undertaking any form of criminal work.
Mr Khan, who is admitted as a solicitor under number 285862, is subject to conditions on his practising certificate for the 2024/2025 practice year. The decision was made on 13 December 2025 and published on 17 December 2025.
Under the conditions imposed by the regulator, Mr Khan must not carry out criminal work in any form. This includes attendances or representations at police stations, magistrates’ courts, Crown Courts and prisons.
The restrictions also limit how Mr Khan may continue practising as a solicitor outside criminal work. Subject to the prohibition on criminal practice, he may act as a solicitor only as an employee, and only where the role has first been approved by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. The conditions expressly prevent him from acting as a manager or owner of Yorkshire Solicitors Limited.
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Yorkshire Solicitors Limited, where Mr Khan is based, operates from premises at 44 North Street, Keighley, West Yorkshire. The firm is a recognised body regulated by the SRA.
The regulator confirmed that the restrictions were imposed by way of an SRA decision rather than through an agreement or tribunal outcome. The conditions are described as interim measures, imposed pending a final decision either by the SRA itself or by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.
In setting out the basis for its decision, the SRA said the interim conditions were imposed under rule 3.2 of the SRA Regulatory and Disciplinary Procedure Rules. That rule allows an authorised decision maker to place interim conditions on a solicitor’s practising certificate at any stage while investigations or proceedings are ongoing.
The regulator stated that it was satisfied that the conditions were necessary in the public interest or for the protection of the public. No further details were provided about the underlying matters that led to the imposition of the restrictions.
The SRA’s use of interim controls allows it to limit a solicitor’s scope of practice where concerns have been identified, without pre-judging the outcome of any ongoing investigation or disciplinary process. Such conditions remain in place until they are varied, lifted, or replaced by a final regulatory or tribunal decision.