A disqualified director who continued to run two companies for more than five years while he was banned has been sentenced.
Bharat Jogia was disqualified as a company director for 13 years in 2014 after not disputing that he caused Jogia Jewellers (UK) Limited to wrongfully claim more than £2 million from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
The disqualification ought to have prevented Jogia from running, managing or promoting any company until 2027. However, Jogia ignored this ban, continuing to control pharmaceutical companies Diamond Pharma Limited and BHJ Consulting Ltd.
Jogia was aided and abetted in breaching his disqualification by his wife, Louise Jogia, the official director of BHJ Consulting Ltd. Jogia was…