Nigel Christopher
Brothers
Solicitor
122826
Decision - Prosecution
Outcome: Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal order
Outcome date: 5 December 2022
Published date: 8 December 2022
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: N C Brothers & Co
Address(es): 47 London Street, Reading RG1 4PS
Firm ID: 350463
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 5 December 2022 the SDT considered and approved an Agreed Outcome.
The Tribunal ordered that the Respondent;
- Pay a fine of £15,000
- Shall 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
- hold client money apart from the disposal of funds held in the client account of his former practice
- be a signatory on any client account except to deal with the funds held in the client account of his former practice
The SDT judgment will be available at www.solicitorstribunal.org.uk.