Susan Lebreton-Towell
Solicitor
164520

Decision - Prosecution

Outcome: Referral to Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal

Outcome date: 7 December 2022

Published date: 5 July 2023

Firm details

No detail provided:

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 25 August 2023 the SDT considered and approved an Agreed Outcome.   

Ms Lebreton-Towell was suspended 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: 2 March 2023

Published date: 5 April 2023

Firm details

Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome

Name: Lebreton Towell Solicitors

Address(es): 4 Clemley Close, Kelsall, Tarporley, CW6 0RD

Firm ID: 282683

Outcome details

This outcome was reached by SRA decision.

Decision details

Susan Lebreton-Towell's practising certificate for 2022/2023 is subject to the following conditions:

1. Mrs Lebreton-Towell shall not act as a manager or owner of an authorised body.
2. Mrs Lebreton-Towell may 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.
3. Mrs Lebreton-Towell may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
4. Mrs Lebreton-Towell may not practise on her own account under regulation 10.2(a) or (b) of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations.
5. Mrs Lebreton-Towell shall immediately inform any actual or prospective employer of these conditions and the reasons for their imposition.

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.

Decision - Control of practice

Outcome: Condition

Outcome date: 9 June 2022

Published date: 4 August 2022

Firm details

No detail provided:

Outcome details

This outcome was reached by SRA decision.

Decision details

Mrs Lebreton-Towell’s practising certificate for 2021/2022 is subject to the following conditions:

1. Mrs Lebreton-Towell shall not act as a manager or owner of an authorised body.

2. Mrs Lebreton-Towell may 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.

3. Mrs Lebreton-Towell may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.

4. Mrs Lebreton-Towell may not practise on her own account under regulation 10.2(a) or (b) of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations.

5. Mrs Lebreton-Towell shall immediately inform any actual or prospective employer of these conditions and the reasons for their imposition. 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.