John Michael
Malins
Solicitor
276514
Decision - Prosecution
Outcome: Referral to Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
Outcome date: 20 April 2016
Published date: 19 March 2018
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP
Address(es): 4 More London Riverside, London, SE1 2AU
Firm ID: 449247
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 21 April 2016 and Mr Malins was struck off the Roll.
An appeal to the High Court by Mr Malins was allowed on 12 April 2017 and the matter remitted back to the SDT.
The Court of Appeal has now handed down judgment in the case of Wingate & Anor v The Solicitors Regulation Authority [2018] EWCA Civ 366 in which the Order of the SDT was reinstated.
The relevant parts of the Order dated 7 March 2017 are:
- The appeal is allowed.
- The Order of Mr Justice Mostyn dated 12 April 2017 is set aside.
- The Order of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal dated 21 April 2016 that the Respondent be struck off the Roll is reinstated.”