Love tiff barrister is suspended

Barrister who got engaged to a client while he was working on her immigration appeal has been suspended for 18 months, after trying to ruin her application for British residency when she broke off their relationship.

When Mehurun Nessa Shaik ditched Muhammed Ullah, he wrote to the Home Office saying she had lied on her immigration application and sent letters to her employers, the German airline Lufthansa with allegations about her honesty.

At a hearing of the Bar Council's professional conduct committee, Mr Ullah admitted four counts of bringing the legal profession into disrepute. The tribunal concluded he had acted out of spite and personal interest.

The couple have since married. Mr Ullah, who in 1995 set up the first Asian chambers in Brick Lane, was unavailable for comment.