Peter Michael Bull

Decision - Employee-related decision

Outcome: Control of non-qualified staff (Section 43 / Section 99 order)

Outcome date: 28 June 2021

Published date: 7 July 2021

Firm details

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

Name: Plexus Legal LLP

Address(es): Josephs Well, Hanover Walk, Leeds, LS3 1AB

Firm ID: 638317

Outcome details

This outcome was reached by SRA decision.

Decision details

IN THE MATTER OF: Peter Michael Bull of Coventry, West Midlands

A person who is or was involved in a legal practice but is not a solicitor

THE FACTS

Mr Bull was employed as a litigator at Plexus Legal LLP, Josephs Well, Hanover Walk, Leeds, LS3 1AB from 4 March 2019 to 27 November 2020 when he was dismissed for gross misconduct.

It was found that Mr Bull signed a misleading or inaccurate statement of truth on at least four occasions. Mr Bull’s conduct was found to be dishonest.

FINDING

Mr Bull, who is not a solicitor, was involved in a legal practice and has occasioned or been a party to an act or default which involved such conduct on his part that it is undesirable for him to be involved in a legal practice in any of the ways described in the order below.

ORDER

To make an order pursuant to section 43 that with effect from the date of the letter or email notifying Mr Bull of Coventry of this decision:

1. no solicitor shall employ or remunerate him in connection with his/her practice as a solicitor;
2. no employee of a solicitor shall employ or remunerate him in connection with the solicitor's practice;
3. no recognised body shall employ or remunerate him;
4. no manager or employee of a recognised body shall employ or remunerate him in connection with the business of that body;
5. no recognised body or manager or employee of such a body shall permit him to be a manager of the body; and
6. no recognised body or manager or employee of such a body shall permit him to have an interest in the body

except in accordance with the SRA’s permission.