Jonathan Andrew
Simon
Solicitor
113342
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Condition
Outcome date: 18 September 2020
Published date: 27 November 2020
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: J A Simon & Co Limited
Address(es): 14 Mill Lane, West Derby, Liverpool, L12 7JB
Firm ID: 598164
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Jonathan Simon’s practising certificate for 2019/2020 is subject to the following conditions:
- Jonathan Simon is not a manager or owner of any authorised body.
- Jonathan Simon may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
- Jonathan Simon 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.
- Jonathan Simon may not practise on his own account under regulation 10.2(a) or 10.2(b) of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations.
In these conditions the definitions 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 - Closure
Outcome: Intervention
Outcome date: 6 July 2020
Published date: 6 July 2020
Firm details
Firm or organisation at date of publication and at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: J A Simon & Co Ltd
Address(es): 14 Mill Lane, Liverpool, L12 7JB
Firm ID: 598164
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
To intervene into the practice of Jonathan Andrew Simon practising at J A Simon & Co Ltd.
Reasons/basis
- Jonathan Andrew Simon has failed to comply with the SRA Principles, the SRA Principles 2011, the SRA Accounts Rules, SRA Accounts Rules 2011, the SRA Code for Solicitors, REL's and RFL's, and the SRA Code for Firms - Solicitors Act 1974, Schedule 1, Part I, paragraph 1(1)(c);
- it is necessary to exercise the powers of intervention to protect the interests of clients (or former clients or potential clients) and the interests of the beneficiaries of any trust of which Mr Simon is or was a trustee - Solicitors Act 1974, Schedule 1, Part I, papagraph 1(1)(m).
Intervening agents
Sean Joyce of Stephensons , Wigan Investment Centre, Waterside Drive, Wigan, WN3 5BA has been appointed as the intervening agent.
For enquiries please call 0333 344 4776 or email sraenquiries@stephensons.co.uk