Jayne Louise Greer
Solicitor
417500

Decision - prosecution

Outcome: Referral to Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal

Outcome date: 28 November 2017

Published date: 21 June 2018

Firm details

Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome

Name: Dennison Greer

Address(es): 26 King Street, Manchester, Lancashire M2 6AY

Firm ID: 631353

Outcome details

This outcome was reached by SRA decision.

Reasons/basis

This notification relates to a Decision to prosecute before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal. This is an independent Tribunal which will reach its own decision after considering all the evidence, including any evidence put forward by the Solicitor. The Tribunal has certified that there is a case to answer in respect of allegations which are or include that :-

1. From March 2013, she caused or allowed the retention in her firm’s office bank account of client monies received in the form of unpaid professional disbursements for periods in excess of 2 working days leading to a minimum cash shortage of £85,516.95 in client account as at 12 July 2016;

2. Failed to meet her obligations as Compliance Officer for Finance and Administration (COFA) to take all reasonable steps to ensure that the firms and their managers and employees complied with any obligations imposed upon them under the SAR 2011;

The allegations are subject to a Hearing before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal and are as yet unproven

Decision - control of practice

Outcome: Termination of suspension of PC/registration

Outcome date: 18 April 2018

Published date: 20 April 2018

Firm details

Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome

Name: Dennison Greer

Address(es): 26 King Street, Manchester, M2 6AY

Firm ID: 631353

Outcome details

This outcome was reached by SRA decision.

Decision details

The suspension of Ms Jayne Greer’s practising certificate for 2017/2018 is terminated subject to the following conditions:

1. Jayne Greer is not a manager or owner of an authorised body.
2. Jayne Greer may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
3. Jayne Greer does not hold or receive client money, or act as a signatory to any client or office account or have the power to authorise transfers from any client or office account.
4. Jayne Greer shall immediately inform any actual or prospective employer of these conditions and the reasons for their imposition.

For definitions, please refer to the defined terms set out in the SRA Handbook Glossary 2012.

Reasons/basis

We intervened into the practice of Ms Greer trading as Dennison Greer, and the remnants of Dennison Greer Solicitors on 4 December 2017 on the grounds of reason to suspect dishonesty on the part of Ms Greer and that Ms Greer had failed to comply with rules. Her practising certificate was automatically suspended.

These conditions are necessary in the public interest and reasonable and proportionate having regard to the purposes set out in Regulation 7 of the SRA Practising Regulations 2011, the regulatory objectives contained in the Legal Services Act 2007 and the principles governing regulatory activities contained in section 28 of the Act.

Decision - closure

Outcome: Intervention

Outcome date: 4 December 2017

Published date: 4 December 2017

Firm details

Firm or organisation at date of publication and at time of matters giving rise to outcome

Name: Dennison Greer Solicitors

Address(es): 26 King Street, Manchester, M2 6AY

Firm ID: 631353

Outcome details

This outcome was reached by SRA decision.

Reasons/basis

The Panel was satisfied that grounds for intervention existed under Paragraph 1(1)(a) of Schedule 1 of the Solicitors Act 1974 (as amended) namely that there was reason to suspect dishonesty on the part of Jayne Louise Greer in connection with her practice as a solicitor.

The Panel was satisfied that grounds for intervention existed under Paragraph 1(1)(c) of Schedule 1 of the Solicitors Act 1974 (as amended) as Jayne Louise Greer had failed to comply with the SRA Principles 2011 and the SRA Accounts Rules 2011 which are rules made by virtue of Sections 31 and 32 of the Solicitors Act 1974 (as amended).

Intervening agents

Neal Boland of Stephensons Solicitors LLP, Wigan Investment Centre, Waterside Drive, Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN3 5BA has been appointed as the intervening agent. For enquiries please call or email sraenquiries@stephensons.co.uk.