Ruth
Kearns
Solicitor
32820
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Condition
Outcome date: 13 March 2024
Published date: 21 April 2024
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Heaney Watson Limited
Address(es): 44 Allerton Road, Mossley Hill, LIVERPOOL, L18 1LN
Firm ID: 498406
Firm or organisation at date of publication
Name: JMW Solicitors LLP
Address(es): 1 Byrom Place, Spinningfields, MANCHESTER, M3 3HG
Firm ID: 508380
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Ruth Kearns practising certificate for 2023 / 2024 is subject to the following conditions:
- Ms Kearns is not a manager or owner of any authorised body.
- Ms Kearns may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
- Ms Kearns is not a signatory to any client or office account and does not have the power to authorise payments or 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: 16 April 2023
Published date: 5 June 2023
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Heaney Watson Limited
Address(es): 44 Allerton Road Mossley Hill Liverpool L18 1LN
Firm ID: 498406
Firm or organisation at date of publication
Name: JMW Solicitors LLP
Address(es): 1 Byrom Place Spinningfields Manchester M3 3HG
Firm ID: 508380
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Ruth Kearns’ practising certificate for 2022/2023 is subject to the following conditions:
- Ms Kearns is not a manager or owner of any authorised body.
- Ms Kearns may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
- Ms Kearns is not a signatory to any client or office account and does not have the power to authorise payments or 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: 2 February 2022
Published date: 17 March 2022
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: HEANEY WATSON LIMITED
Address(es): 44 Allerton Road Mossley Hill LIVERPOOL L18 1LN
Firm ID: 498406
Firm or organisation at date of publication
Name: JMW SOLICITORS LLP
Address(es): 1 Byrom Place Spinningfields MANCHESTER M3 3HG
Firm ID: 508380
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Ruth Kearns' practising certificate for 2021/2022 has been granted subject to the following conditions:
- Ms Kearns is not a manager or owner of any authorised body.
- Ms Kearns may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
- Ms Kearns is not a signatory to any client or office account and does not have the power to authorise payments or 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.