Emma
Rowe
Solicitor
279936
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Condition
Outcome date: 19 December 2022
Published date: 4 May 2023
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Emma Rowe Solicitors
Address(es): 16a Newington Green, Islington, London, N16 9PU
Firm ID: 540076
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Emma Rowe’s practising certificate for 2021/2022 is subject to the following conditions:
- Miss Rowe is not a manager or owner of an authorised body.
- Miss Rowe may not practise on her own account under regulation 10.2(a) or (b) of the SRA Authorisation of Individual Regulations.
- Miss Rowe may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
- Miss Rowe 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.
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 - Closure
Outcome: Intervention
Outcome date: 25 January 2023
Published date: 25 January 2023
Firm details
Firm or organisation at date of publication
Name: Emma Rowe Solicitors
Address(es): 16a Newington Green, Islington, London, N16 9PU
Firm ID: 540076
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
To intervene into the former practice of Emma Rowe at Emma Rowe Solicitors.
Reasons/basis
- There is reason to suspect dishonesty on Ms Rowe’s part in connection with her former practice as a solicitor (paragraph 1(1)(a)(i) of Schedule 1 – Part I to the Solicitors Act 1974).
- Ms Rowe has failed to comply with rules (paragraph 1(1)(c) of Schedule 1-Part I to the Solicitors Act 1974).
Intervening agents
Emma Porter of Shakespeare Martineau, SHMA SRA Interventions, PO Box, 18228, Birmingham, B2 2HX has been appointed as the intervening agent.
For enquiries please call 0300 247 2470 or email interventions@shma.co.uk