Bradford & Co
67 High Street, Nailsea, Bristol , BS48 1AW
Recognised body
078917

Decision - Sanction

Outcome: Rebuke

Outcome date: 17 July 2020

Published date: 15 January 2021

Firm details

Firm or organisation at date of publication

Name: Bradford & Co

Address(es): 67 High Street, Nailsea, Bristol, BS48 1AW

Firm ID: 078917

Outcome details

This outcome was reached by SRA decision.

Decision details

The firm was issued with a rebuke and ordered to pay costs of £300.

The following conditions were imposed on the firm's authorisation:

1. If the firm publishes as available any of the services specified in rule 1.3 or 1.4 of the SRA Transparency Rules, the firm must in respect of each of those services provide evidence to the SRA's reasonable satisfaction that it:
   1. Publishes on its website theh information specified in rule 1.5 of the Rules; and

   2. that such information is clear and accessible and in a prominent place on its website, in accordance with rule 1.6.

      The firm must provide the SRA with the evidence within 30 days of (a) the publication or (b) the condition coming into effect, whichever is the later.

2. If the firm has a website, it shall, within 30 days of this condition coming into effect, provide evidence to the SRA's reasonable satisfaction that it is complying with rule 2.1 of the Rules (complaints information).

Reasons/basis

The SRA Transparency Rules came into effect on 6 December 2018. They require all firms authorised and regulated by the SRA to display specified information on their websites if they provide certain types of legal services. The purpose of the Rules is to ensure people have accurate and relevant information about a solicitor or firm when they are considering purchasing legal services. They are intended to help members of the public and small businesses make informed choices, improving competition in the legal market.

The firm has failed to publish the mandatory detials of costs and service information and its complaints procedure on its website and has breached rules 1.1 and 2.1 of the Transparency Rules.