Rebecca
Hawksley
Solicitor
029433
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Condition
Outcome date: 2 April 2024
Published date: 22 April 2024
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Robert Simmons Legal Services Limited
Address(es): 3 Priory Court, Tuscam Way, Camberley, GU15 3YX
Firm ID: 497574
Firm or organisation at date of publication
Name: Hawksleys Law Limited
Address(es): 5 Minster Court, Tuscam Way, Camberley, GU15 3YY
Firm ID: 639816
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Mrs Hawksley's practising certificate for 2023/2024 is subject to the following conditions:
- Mrs Hawksley may not act as a manager or owner of an authorised body.
- Mrs Hawksley may not practise on her own account under Regulation 10.2(a) or (b) of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations.
- Mrs Hawksley may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
- Mrs Hawksley 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. They are 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: 27 January 2023
Published date: 8 March 2023
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Hawksleys Law Limited
Address(es): 5 Minster Court, Tuscam Way, Camberley, GU15 3YY
Firm ID: 639816
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Rebecca Hawksley’s practising certificate for 2022/2023 is subject to the following conditions:
- Mrs Hawksley may not act as a manager or owner of an authorised body.
- Mrs Hawksley may not practise on her own account under Regulation 10.2(a) or (b) of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations.
- Mrs Hawksley may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
- Mrs Hawksley 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. They are 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: 18 August 2021
Published date: 2 February 2022
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Hawksley Law Limited Trading as Class Solicitors
Address(es): 5 Minster Court, Tuscam Way, Camberley GU15 3YY
Firm ID: 639816
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.
On 3 May 2022 the SDT considered and approved an Agreed Outcome.
Ms Hawksley was suspended from practice for a period of six months from 3 May 2022.
Upon expiry of the suspension she shall be subject to restrictions imposed by the Tribunal indefinitely as follows:
Ms Hawksley may not:
- Act as a manager or owner of a Firm;
- Act in any management or compliance role including as a Compliance Officer for Legal Practice, Compliance Officer for Finance and Administration or Money Laundering Reporting Officer for any authorised or recognised body;
- 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.
The SDT judgment will be available at www.solicitorstribunal.org.uk
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Termination of suspension of PC/registration
Outcome date: 28 September 2021
Published date: 5 October 2021
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Hawksleys Law Limited
Address(es): 5 Minster Court Tuscam Way Camberley GU15 3YY
Firm ID: 639816
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Reasons/basis
Rebecca Hawksley’s practising certificate for 2020/2021 is subject to the following conditions:
- Mrs Hawksley shall not act as a manager or owner of an authorised body.
- Mrs Hawksley may not practise on her own account under Regulation 10.2(a) or (b) of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations.
- Mrs Hawksley may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
- Mrs Hawksley 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.
Other information
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 - Closure
Outcome: Intervention
Outcome date: 23 August 2021
Published date: 23 August 2021
Firm details
Firm or organisation at date of publication and at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Hawksleys Law Limited (trading as Claas Solicitors)
Address(es): 5 Minster Court, Tuscam Way, Camberley, GU15 3YY, Lenta Space & 175-177 Borough High Street, London, SE1 1HR
Firm ID: 639816
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
To intervene into Rebecca Hawksley practising at Hawksley Law Limited.
Reasons/basis
- Mrs Hawksley has failed to comply with rules made under sections 31 and 32 of the Solicitors Act 1974 (paragraph 1(1)(c ) of Schedule 1 - Part I Solicitors to the Solicitors Act 1974).
- It is necessary to intervene to protect the interests of clients or former clients (paragraph 1(1)(m) Schedule 1 - Part I Solicitors Act 1974.
Intervening agents
Michael Veal of Lester Aldridge, Russell House, Oxford Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8EX has been appointed as the intervening agent.
For enquiries please call 01202 786341 or email interventions@la-law.com