Joanne Sagar

Decision - Employee-related decision

Outcome: Approval of employment (section 43)

Outcome date: 26 June 2022

Published date: 10 July 2022

Firm details

Firm or organisation at date of publication

Name: Howard & Co

Address(es): Victoria Rd, Barnsley, S70 2BB

Firm ID: 051460

Outcome details

This outcome was reached by SRA decision.

Reasons/basis

IN THE MATTER OF: Joanne Sagar of Barnsley, Yorkshire

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

The facts

Joanne Sagar was previously employed by Howard & Co (the firm), which is a recognised body whose head office is at 4 Victoria Road, Barnsley, S70 2BB.

It was found that between 21 January 2020 and 24 December 2020 Ms Sagar misappropriated £11,746.70 from the firm. Ms Sagar's actions were found to be dishonest.

Finding

Ms Sagar, 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 her part that it is undesirable for her 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 Ms Sagar of this decision:

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

except in accordance with the SRA’s permission.

Ms Sagar was ordered to pay the SRA's costs of £600.