Steven
Simpkins
Solicitor
289493
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Condition
Outcome date: 7 April 2025
Published date: 29 July 2025
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Simpkins & Co Solicitors
Address(es): 59 High Street, Lyndhurst, Hampshire, SO43 7BE
Firm ID: 621412
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Steven David Simpkins’s practising certificate for 2024 / 2025 is subject to the following conditions:
- Mr Simpkins is not a manager or owner of any authorised body, authorised non-SRA firm or legal services body.
- Mr Simpkins may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or a compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
- Mr Simpkins does 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.
- Mr Simpkins does not provide legal services as a freelance solicitor offering reserved or unreserved services on his own account under Regulation 10.2(a) or (b) of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations.
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 - Prosecution
Outcome: Referral to Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
Outcome date: 28 February 2025
Published date: 3 July 2025
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Simpkins & Co Solicitors
Address(es): 59 High Street, Lyndhurst, Hampshire SO43 7BE
Firm ID: 621412
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Reasons/basis
Outcome of SDT Hearing
This notification relates to a Decision to bring Disciplinary Proceedings 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 14 & 15 May 2026.
Mr Simpkins was suspended for a period of 18 months.
Upon the expiry of the fixed term of suspension, he 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; or as a solicitor in an unregulated organisation;
- 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 Head of Legal Practice/Compliance Officer for Legal Practice or a Head of Finance and Administration/Compliance Officer for Finance and Administration;
- Hold client money;
- Be a signatory on any client account;
The SDT judgment will be available at www.solicitorstribunal.org.uk
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Condition
Outcome date: 6 March 2024
Published date: 19 March 2024
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Simpkins & Co Solicitors
Address(es): 59 High Street, Lyndhurst, Hampshire, SO43 7BE.
Firm ID: 621412
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Interim Conditions
Reasons/basis
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Mr Steven Simpkins’ practising certificate for 2023/2024 is subject to the following conditions:
- Mr Simpkins is not a manager or owner of any authorised body, authorised non-SRA firm or legal services body.
- Mr Simpkins may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or a compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
- Mr Simpkins does 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.
- Mr Simpkins does not provide legal services as a freelance solicitor offering reserved or unreserved services on his own account under Regulation 10.2(a) or (b) of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations.
In these conditions the terms are as defined in the SRA Glossary.
Reasons/basis
The above interim conditions are made under rule 3.2 of the SRA Regulatory and Disciplinary Procedure Rules, which states that at any stage an authorised decision maker may, pending a final decision by the SRA or the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, impose interim condition(s) on the practising certificate of a solicitor. We are satisfied that these conditions are necessary in the public interest or for the protection of the public.