William John Gregory
Osmond
Solicitor
90805
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Condition
Outcome date: 15 April 2024
Published date: 3 June 2024
Firm details
Firm or organisation at date of publication and at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Osmond Solicitors Limited
Address(es): 230 Temple Chambers, 3-7 Temple Avenue, London EC4Y 0HP
Firm ID: 508515
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
William Osmond's practising certificate for 2023/2024 is subject to the following conditions:
- Mr Osmond may not act as a manager or owner of any authorised body.
- Subject to condition one, Mr Osmond may act as a solicitor only as an employee and only where that employment has first been approved by the SRA.
- Conditions one and two to become effective 90 days from the date of this decision.
- Mr Osmond may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
- Mr Osmond 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.