Robert
Newman
Solicitor
121018
Decision - Prosecution
Outcome: Referral to Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
Outcome date: 22 March 2021
Published date: 31 August 2022
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: County Solicitors Limited
Address(es): 67 High Street, Herne Bay, Kent CT6 5LQ
Firm ID: 63616
Firm or organisation at date of publication
Name: Hatten Wyatt
Address(es): 51-54 Windmill Street, Gravesend, Kent DA12 1BD
Firm ID: 050875
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.
The matter was heard on 17 – 20 October 2022.
Mr. Newman was suspended from practice for a period of 3 months.
The SDT judgment will be available at www.solicitorstribunal.org.uk
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Condition
Outcome date: 10 March 2022
Published date: 10 April 2022
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: COUNTY SOLICITORS LIMITED
Address(es): 67 High Street, Herne Bay, CT6 5LQ
Firm ID: 633616
Firm or organisation at date of publication
Name: HATTEN WYATT
Address(es): 51/54 Windmill Street, Gravesend, DA12 1BD
Firm ID: 50875
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Mr Newman’s practising certificate for 2021/2022 is subject to the following conditions:
- Robert Newman shall not act as a manager or owner of any authorised body.
- Robert Newman may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
- Robert Newman 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 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.