Steven
Simpkins
Solicitor
289493
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.