Christopher Attwood
Messenger
Recognised sole practitioner
100158
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Condition
Outcome date: 22 December 2023
Published date: 14 March 2024
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Messenger & Co
Address(es): Monitor House, 12 Hart Street, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 2AU
Firm ID: 53106
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Christopher Messenger’s practising certificate for 2023/2024 has been granted subject to the following conditions:
- Christopher Messenger may not act as a manager or owner of an authorised body.
- Christopher Messenger may not be a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or a compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA).
- Christopher Messenger may 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.
- Christopher Messenger may not practise on his own account under regulations 10.2(a) or (b) of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations.
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: 1 March 2023
Published date: 4 April 2023
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Messenger & Co
Address(es): Monitor House, 12 Hart Street, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 2AU
Firm ID: 53106
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Christopher Messenger's practising certificate for 2022/2023 has been granted subject to the following conditions:
- Christopher Messenger may not act as a manager or owner of an authorised body.
- Christopher Messenger may not be a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or a compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA).
- Christopher Messenger may 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.
- Christopher Messenger may not practise on his own account under regulations 10.2(a) or (b) of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations.
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.
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Condition
Outcome date: 4 September 2022
Published date: 25 October 2022
Firm details
Firm or organisation at date of publication
Name: Messenger & Co
Address(es): Monitor House, 12 Hart Street, Henley-on-thames, RG9 2AU
Firm ID: 53106
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Mr Messenger's practising certificate for 2021-2022 is subject to the following conditions:
- Mr Messenger may not act as a manager or owner of an authorised body.
- Mr Messenger may not be a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or a compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA).
- Mr Messenger may 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.
- Mr Messenger may not practise on your own account under regulations 10.2(a) or (b) of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations.
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.
Decision - Prosecution
Outcome: Referral to Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
Outcome date: 22 July 2019
Published date: 9 March 2022
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Messenger & Co
Address(es): Monitor House, 12 Hart Street, Henley On Thames RG9 2AU
Firm ID: 053106
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 28/03/22 the SDT considered and approved an Agreed Outcome.
Mr. Messenger was fined £5,000.
He shall also be subject to conditions imposed by the Tribunal as follows:
- The Respondent may not:
- Practise as a sole practitioner or sole manager or sole owner of an authorised or recognised body;
- Be a partner or member of a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP), Legal Disciplinary Practice (LDP) or Alternative Business Structure (ABS) or other authorised or recognised body;
- Be a Compliance Officer for Legal Practice or a Compliance Officer for Finance and Administration
There be liberty to either party to apply to the Tribunal to vary the conditions set out above.
The SDT judgment will be available at www.solicitorstribunal.org.uk