Matthew Guy
Himsworth
Solicitor
336924
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: PC/registration free of conditions
Outcome date: 7 February 2024
Published date: 11 March 2024
Firm details
Firm or organisation at date of publication
Name: Slateford Limited
Address(es): 11-13 Charlotte Street London W1T 1RH England
Firm ID: 569298
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Mr Himsworth's practising certificate for 2023/2024 has been issued free from conditions.
Reasons/basis
The SRA is satisfied that none of the purposes set out in regulation 7 of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations, or the regulatory objectives contained in the Legal Services Act 2007 and the principles governing regulatory activities in section 28 of that Act, make it necessary in the interests of the public to impose any practising certificate conditions.
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Condition
Outcome date: 17 April 2023
Published date: 25 April 2023
Firm details
Firm or organisation at date of publication and at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Slateford Limited
Address(es): 20 St Andrew Street, London, EC4A 3AG, England
Firm ID: 569298
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Matthew Himsworth’s practising certificate for 2022/2023 has been granted subject to the following conditions:
- Matthew Himsworth may not act as the sole manager or sole owner of any authorised body.
- Matthew Himsworth may not act as a signatory to any client or office account and does not have the power to authorise payments or transfers from any client or office account.
- Matthew Himsworth may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
In these conditions the terms are as defined in the SRA Glossary.
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.
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Condition
Outcome date: 23 April 2022
Published date: 17 June 2022
Firm details
Firm or organisation at date of publication and at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Slateford Limited
Address(es): 20 St Andrew Street, London, EC4A 3AG, England
Firm ID: 569298
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Matthew Himsworth’s practising certificate for 2021/2022 has been granted subject to the following conditions:
- Matthew Himsworth shall not act as a sole manager or sole owner of any authorised body.
- Matthew Himsworth is not a signatory to any client or office account and does not have the power to authorise payments or transfers from any client or office account.
- Matthew Himsworth may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
In these conditions the terms are as defined in the SRA Glossary.
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.
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Condition
Outcome date: 6 August 2021
Published date: 6 September 2021
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Slateford Limited, formerly Himsworth Scott Limited and Himsworths Legal Limited
Address(es): 20 St Andrew Street, London, EC4A 3AG.
Firm ID: 569298
Firm or organisation at date of publication
Name: Slateford Limited
Address(es): 20 St Andrew Street, London, EC4A 3AG.
Firm ID: 569298
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Matthew Himsworth’s practising certificate for 2020/2021 is subject to the following conditions:
- Matthew Himsworth shall not act as a sole manager or sole owner of any authorised body.
- Matthew Himsworth is not a signatory to any client or office account and does not have the power to authorise payments or transfers from any client or office account.
- Matthew Himsworth may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
In these conditions the terms are as defined in the SRA Glossary.
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.