By John Hyde2021-01-08T09:07:00+00:00
Directors of two law firms which generated £2.5m in fees from providing unregulated immigration advice have been fined almost £17,000 and ordered to pay £28,000 compensation.
Dan Romulus Dandes and Babbar Ali Jamil (directors at DDR Legal Services LLP) and Zia Bi (director of Burlow & Spencer Ltd) were sentenced yesterday at the Old Bailey.
The three were found guilty of providing unqualified immigration advice and/or services in April 2020 following a two-year investigation by the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner.
One of the affected clients, it was reported, had to leave the UK permanently, while another paid £7,000 in expenses to contest a failed immigration application. Others had to travel to Shanghai or Bangkok to submit applications that were bound to be rejected and a couple who travelled for work were unable to leave the UK for two years while their documentation was sorted out.
Unregulated immigration advice earns Directors £17,000 fine
Directors to pay back over over £28,000 in compensation
From:
6 January 2021
Directors from two law firms which generated £2.5 million in fees by providing unregulated immigration advice have been fined nearly £17,000 and ordered to pay over £28,000 in compensation.
Dan Romulus Dandes and Babbar Ali Jamil (Directors at DDR Legal Services LLP) and Ms Zia Bi (Director of Burlow & Spencer Ltd) were sentenced yesterday, (Tuesday 5 January 2021) at the Old Bailey where they were given the following sentences:
Mr Dandes received a £20,000 compensation order and fined £750
Mr Jamil, who is currently believed to be out of the country was fined £10,000 in his absence