Peter Jeremy
Bown
Solicitor
119323
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: PC/registration free of conditions
Outcome date: 6 December 2023
Published date: 25 January 2024
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Middleton Solicitors
Address(es): 1F 1 Union Court, Cook Street, Liverpool, L2 4SJ
Firm ID: 468726
Firm or organisation at date of publication
Name: Lei Dat & Baig Solicitors Ltd
Address(es): Renshaw House, 1st Floor, 56-58 Renshaw Street, Liverpool, L1 4EN
Firm ID: 596622
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Peter Bown's practising certificate for 2023/2024 has been issued free from conditions.
Reasons/basis
The SRA is satisfied that none of the purposes set out in regulation 7 of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations, or the regulatory objectives contained in the Legal Services Act 2007 and the principles governing regulatory activities in section 28 of that Act, make it necessary in the interests of the public to impose any practising certificate conditions.
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Condition
Outcome date: 3 May 2023
Published date: 27 June 2023
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Middleton Solicitors
Address(es): 1F 1 Union Court, Cook Street, Liverpool, L2 4SJ
Firm ID: 468726
Firm or organisation at date of publication
Name: Lei Dat & Baig Solicitors Ltd
Address(es): Renshaw House, 1st Floor, 56-58 Renshaw Street, Liverpool, L1 4EN
Firm ID: 596622
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Peter Bown’s practising certificate for 2022/2023 is subject to the following conditions:
- Mr Bown is not a manager or owner of any authorised body.
- Mr Bown may act as a solicitor, only as an employee, where the role has first been approved by us.
- Mr Bown may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
- Mr Bown 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.