Raj Rajan Mariaddan
Prohibited
We have prohibited this person from practising as a solicitor.
- Prohibited
- Struck off from 25/01/2022.
- Type of lawyer
- Solicitor
- Regulator
- Solicitors Regulation Authority
- SRA number
- 2848
- Regulatory record
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DECISION HISTORY
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Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Condition
Outcome date: 24 June 2021
Published date: 17 September 2021
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: John Street Solicitors LLP
Address(es): Suite 509, Cumberland House, 80 Scrubs Lane, London, NW10 6RF
Firm ID: 656154
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Raj Mariaddan's practising certificate for 2020/2021 is subject to the following conditions:
- Raj Mariaddan is not a manager or owner of any authorised body.
- Subject to the above condition, Raj Mariaddan may act as a solicitor, only as an employee, where the role has first been approved by us.
- Raj Mariaddan may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
- Raj Mariaddan 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: 29 January 2021
Published date: 23 August 2021
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: John Street Solicitors LLP
Address(es): Suite 509 Cumberland House 80 Scrubs Lane London NW10 6RF
Firm ID: 656154
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 18 – 21 October 2021 and decision handed down on 25 January 2022.
Mr. Mariaddan was Struck Off the Roll.
The SDT judgment will be available at www.solicitorstribunal.org.uk.
On 20 and 21 July 2022 the High Court considered Mr Mariaddan’s appeal against the findings of the SDT where on 25 January 2022 he was struck off the Roll and ordered to pay SRA costs.
Judgement was handed down on 3 February 2023. The appeal was dismissed in its entirety and costs awarded to the SRA.