Merton Council Councillor

Allegations against Merton Councillor for St Helier ward, Merton Council, Mr IMRAN UDDIN , who is also a family law solicitor and director of Crescent Law practice,His own decoration of interest to Merton Council; (Contracts between myself (or body in which I have a beneficial interest) and the London Borough of Merton (or organisation contracted to carry out business on its behalf) ; The law practice of Wimbledon Labour candidate Imran Uddin has been seized by the Solicitors Regulation Authority because "there is reason to suspect dishonesty", it has emerged. Mr Uddin's practice at Crescent Law, in London Road, Morden, was closed by the SRA on May 18. The Labour Party have said they are "disappointed; Also A Deputy Upper Tribunal Judge and a Special Advocate, Mr Abid Mahmood partner of Crescent Law practice. He also has been stopped from working by the Solicitors Regulation Authority because "there is reason to suspect dishonesty", it has emerged; Recent work includes the judicial review of a decision to refuse British citizenship, which concluded that the government should change the law; also He is recognized for his work on judicial reviews and has experience in handling national security proceedings; ?? A spokesperson for the SRA said: "The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has intervened into the practice of Crescent Law. The grounds of intervention are that there was reasons to suspect dishonesty on the part of Mr Labour candidate Imran Uddin and Mr Abid Mahmood of Court of Protection. "An intervention means the SRA has closed a firm with immediate effect. We will stop the firm from operating, take possession of all documents and papers held by the firm - including clients' papers- and take possession of all money held by the firm, including clients' money. "The SRA has appointed an agent to deal with all matters currently held by Crescent Law. The agent will assess all on-going matters and deal with those of greatest need first. The SRA's archive team will take control of all documents held by the firm." The spokesperson said that the investigation is still ongoing, and it is not yet clear whether there will be disciplinary proceedings. If there are, the information will be available publicly.