Elizabeth Jane Radcliffe
Solicitor
107718

Decision - Prosecution

Outcome: Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal order

Outcome date: 3 July 2025

Published date: 24 July 2025

Firm details

Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome

Name: Rowe Radcliffe

Address(es): 139 Brighton Road, Coulsdon, London CR5 2NJ

Firm ID: 069894

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 July 2025 the SDT considered and approved an Agreed Outcome.  

Ms Radcliffe was suspended from the Roll of Solicitors for a period of 12 months. Upon expiry of the fixed term of suspension, she shall be subject to the following conditions: 

1. She may not practise as a sole practitioner or sole manager or sole owner of an authorised or recognised body
2. She may not 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
3. She may not be a Compliance Officer for Legal Practice or a Compliance Officer for Finance and Administration
4. She may not hold client money
5. She may not be a signatory on any client account
6. She may not work as a solicitor other than in employment approved by the SRA

The SDT judgment will be available at  www.solicitorstribunal.org.uk.

Decision - Closure

Outcome: Intervention

Outcome date: 30 March 2023

Published date: 30 March 2023

Firm details

Firm or organisation at date of publication and at time of matters giving rise to outcome

Name: Rowe Radcliffe

Address(es): 139 Brighton Road, Coulsdon, CR5 2NJ

Firm ID: 69894

Outcome details

This outcome was reached by SRA decision.

Decision details

To intervene into the practice of Elizabeth Jane Radcliffe at Rowe Radcliffe.

Reasons/basis

1. The Panel was satisfied that grounds for intervention existed under paragraph 1(1)(c) of Schedule 1 to the Solicitors Act 1974 (as amended) namely that Elizabeth Jane Radcliffe had failed to comply with the rules made under section 32 of the Solicitors Act 1974 (as amended).
2. The Panel was satisfied that grounds for intervention existed under paragraph 1(1)(m) of Schedule 1 to the Solicitors Act 1974 (as amended) namely it was necessary to intervene to protect the interests of clients (or former or potential clients) of Mrs Radcliffe, or the interests of the beneficiaries of any trust which Mrs Radcliffe is or was a trustee.

Intervening agents

Sean Joyce of Stephensons Solicitors LLP, Wigan Investment Centre, Waterside Drive, Wigan, WN3 5BA has been appointed as the intervening agent.

For enquiries please call 0333 321 4409 or email interventions@stephensons.co.uk