Imran
Rashid
Solicitor
339326
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Condition
Outcome date: 6 May 2024
Published date: 9 June 2024
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Eric Smith Law Limited
Address(es): 6th & 7th Floor,120 Bark Street, Bolton, BL1 2AX
Firm ID: 647825
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Imran Rashid's practising certificate for 2023 / 2024 is subject to the following conditions:
- Mr Rashid is not a manager or owner of an authorised body.
- Mr Rashid may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
- Mr Rashid may not provide reserved or unreserved legal services on his own account under regulations 10.2(a) or (b) of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations.
- Mr Rashid 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.
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: 5 February 2024
Published date: 5 February 2024
Firm details
Firm or organisation at date of publication and at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Eric Smith Law Limited
Address(es): 6th and 7th Floor, 120 Bark Street, Bolton, BL1 2AX
Firm ID: 647825
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
To intervene into Imran Rashid practising at Eric Smith Law Limited
Reasons/basis
- Mr Rashid has failed to comply with rules (paragraph 1(1)(c)) of Schedule 1 – Part I to the Solicitors Act 1974).
- It is necessary to intervene to protect the interests of clients or former clients and any beneficiaries of any trust of which Mr Rashid is or was a trustee (paragraph 1(1)(m) of Schedule 1 – Part I to the Solicitors Act 1974).
Intervening agents
Sean Joyce of Stephensons, Wigan Investment Centre, Waterside Drive, Wigan, WN3 5BA has been appointed as the intervening agent.
For enquiries please call 0333 321 4406 or email interventions@stephensons.co.uk