Christopher Michael Haddock
Prohibited
We have prohibited this person from practising as a solicitor.
- Prohibited
- Struck off from 22/06/2023.
- Type of lawyer
- Solicitor
- Regulator
- Solicitors Regulation Authority
- SRA number
- 259246
- Regulatory record
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DECISION HISTORY
These are the disciplinary and regulatory decisions published under our decision publication policy.
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Condition
Outcome date: 31 January 2023
Published date: 10 March 2023
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Haddock & Company
Address(es): 62 Gibbet Street, HALIFAX HX1 5BP
Firm ID: 271015
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Mr Haddock’s practising certificate for 2022/2023 is subject to the following conditions:
- Mr Haddock may not act as a manager or owner of any authorised body.
- Subject to Condition 1, Mr Haddock may act as a solicitor, only as an employee, where the role has first been approved by us.
- Mr Haddock may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
- Mr Haddock 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.
In these conditions the terms are as defined in the SRA Glossary.
Reasons/basis
The above conditions are necessary in the public interest and reasonable and proportionate having regard to the purposes set out in regulation 7 of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations and the regulatory objectives and principles governing regulatory activities as contained in section 28 of the Legal Services Act 2007.
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Condition
Outcome date: 27 October 2022
Published date: 8 March 2023
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Haddock & Company
Address(es): 62 Gibbet Street, HALIFAX HX1 5BP
Firm ID: 271015
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Mr Haddock’s practising certificate for 2021/2022 is subject to the following conditions:
- Mr Haddock may not act as a manager or owner of any authorised body.
- Subject to Condition 1, Mr Haddock may act as a solicitor, only as an employee, where the role has first been approved by us.
- Mr Haddock may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
- Mr Haddock 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.
In these conditions the terms are as defined in the SRA Glossary.
Reasons/basis
The above conditions are necessary in the public interest and reasonable and proportionate having regard to the purposes set out in regulation 7 of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations and the regulatory objectives and principles governing regulatory activities as contained in section 28 of the Legal Services Act 2007.Decision - Prosecution
Outcome: Referral to Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
Outcome date: 21 June 2022
Published date: 19 January 2023
Firm details
Firm or organisation at date of publication and at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Haddock & Company
Address(es): 62 Gibbet Street, Halifax HX1 5BP
Firm ID: 271015
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Reasons/basis
Outcome of SDT Hearing
This notification relates to a Decision to prosecute before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal. This is an independent Tribunal which reaches its own decision after considering all the evidence, including any evidence put forward by the Respondent. The Tribunal had certified that there was a case to answer.
The matter was heard on 20-22 June 2023.
Mr Haddock was Struck Off the Roll.
The SDT judgment will be available at www.solicitorstribunal.org.uk
Other information
Other relevant Firm: Haddock & Company SRA ID 834843Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Condition
Outcome date: 27 October 2021
Published date: 2 February 2023
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Haddock & Company
Address(es): 62 Gibbet Street, HALIFAX HX1 5BP
Firm ID: 271015
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Mr Haddock's practising certificate for 2021/2022 is subject to the following conditions:
- Mr Haddock may not act as a manager or owner of any authorised body.
- Subject to Condition 1, Mr Haddock may act as a solicitor, only as an employee, where the role has first been approved by us.
- Mr Haddock may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
- Mr Haddock 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.
In these conditions the terms are as defined in the SRA Glossary.
Reasons/basis
The above conditions are necessary in the public interest and reasonable and proportionate having regard to the purposes set out in regulation 7 of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations and the regulatory objectives and principles governing regulatory activities as contained in section 28 of the Legal Services Act 2007.