Frances Leung
Solicitor
200052

Decision - Agreement

Outcome: Regulatory settlement agreement

Outcome date: 6 October 2021

Published date: 7 October 2021

Firm details

Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome

Name: Gunnercook

Address(es): 1 Cornhill London EC3V 3ND

Firm ID: 546420

Outcome details

This outcome was reached by agreement.

Decision details

Frances Leung, currently a non-practising solicitor and former member of Gunnercooke LLP (SRA ID 546420), has agreed to the following outcome to the investigation of her conduct by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) of her conduct in 2015 to 2018.

1. She has provided an undertaking to apply to remove her name from the Roll within 14 days of the date of this Agreement and further undertaken that she will never apply to be re-admitted to the Roll.
2. She will not:
   1. be employed or remunerated by a solicitor in connection with a solicitor’s practice;
   2. undertake work in the name of, or under the direction or supervision of a solicitor;
   3. be employed or remunerated by a recognised body;
   4. be employed or remunerated by a manager or employee of a recognised body in connection with that body’s business;
   5. be a manager of a recognised body;
   6. have or intend to acquire an interest in such a body.

   Without such solicitor or recognised body seeking prior approval from the SRA and;

3. she will pay the costs of the investigation of £1350 pursuant to Rule 10.1 and Schedule 1 of the SRA Regulatory and Disciplinary Procedure Rules.

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.