Ravinder
Bhardwaj
Solicitor
018101
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Condition
Outcome date: 28 July 2023
Published date: 30 August 2023
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Rais Solicitors
Address(es): Lombard House, 206 Rookery Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9PY
Firm ID: 78872
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Ravinder Bhardwaj’s practising certificate for 2022/2023 is subject to the following conditions:
- Ravinder Bhardwaj may not be a sole manager or owner of any authorised body or any authorised non-SRA firm.
- Ravinder Bhardwaj may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body, or Head of Legal Practice (HOLP) or Head of Finance and Administration (HOFA) in any authorised non-SRA firm.
- Ravinder Bhardwaj may not practise on his own account under regulation 10.2 (a) or (b) of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations.
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: 6 August 2021
Published date: 2 February 2022
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Rais Solicitors
Address(es): Lombard House, 206 Rookery Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9PY
Firm ID: 78872
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Ravinder Bhardwaj’s practising certificate for 2020/2021 is subject to the following conditions:
- Mr Bhardwaj is not a manager or owner of any authorised body or an authorised non-SRA firm.
- Subject to the condition above, Mr Bhardwaj may act as a solicitor, only as an employee where the role has first been approved by us.
- Mr Bhardwaj may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body, or Head of Legal Practice (HOLP) or Head of Finance and Administration (HOFA) in any authorised non-SRA firm.
- Mr Bhardwaj 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.