Mark Andrew Lees
Solicitor
025356

Decision - Agreement

Outcome: Regulatory settlement agreement

Outcome date: 2 May 2023

Published date: 10 May 2023

Firm details

Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome

Name: Beesley & Company Limited

Address(es): 736-740 Wilmslow Road, Didsbury, Manchester M20 2DW

Firm ID: 559448

Outcome details

This outcome was reached by agreement.

Decision details

Mr Mark Lees, currently a non-practising solicitor, and formerly a practising solicitor at Beesley & Company Limited, has agreed to the following outcome to the investigation by the SRA of his conduct from 2017 to 2019:

1. He has provided an undertaking to apply to remove his name from the Roll of Solicitors within 28 days of the date of this Agreement and has further undertaken that he will never apply to be re-admitted to the Roll;
2. He will not:
   1. be employed or remunerated by a solicitor in connection with the solicitor’s practice;
   2. undertake work in the name of, or under the direction or supervision of, a solicitor;
   3. be employed or remunerated by a recognised body;
   4. be employed or remunerated by a manger or employee of a recognised body in connection with that body’s business;
   5. be a Manager of a recognised body;
   6. have or intend to acquire an interest in such a body

      without such solicitor or recognised body seeking prior approval from the SRA and,

3. he will pay the costs of the investigation of £10,000 pursuant to Rule 10.1 and Schedule 1 of the SRA Regulatory and Disciplinary Procedure Rules