Mladen
Kesar
Solicitor
348679
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Condition
Outcome date: 25 April 2024
Published date: 2 June 2024
Firm details
Firm or organisation at date of publication and at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Kesar & Co Ltd
Address(es): 27 London Road, BROMLEY, BR1 1DG
Firm ID: 607531
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Mladen Kesar's practising certificate for 2023 / 2024 is subject to the following conditions:
- Aside from Kesar & Co Ltd (SRA number 607531) Mr Kesar may not act as a manager or owner for any authorised body.
- Mr Kesar shall not provide any legal services as a freelance solicitor offering reserved or unreserved services under regulations 10.2(a) or (b) of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations.
- Mr Kesar undertake a course by 14 November 2024 on:
- the Solicitors Accounts Rules; and
- his roles and responsibilities as a COLP/COFA.
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 - Control of practice
Outcome: Condition
Outcome date: 9 March 2023
Published date: 16 April 2023
Firm details
Firm or organisation at date of publication and at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Kesar & Co Ltd
Address(es): 27 London Road, Bromley, BR1 1DG
Firm ID: 607531
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Mladen Kesar's practising certificate for 2022/2023 is subject to the following conditions:
- Mr Kesar may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
- Aside from Kesar & Co Ltd (SRA number 607531) Mr Kesar may not act as a manager or owner for any authorised body.
- Mr Kesar shall not provide any legal services as a freelance solicitor offering reserved or unreserved services under regulations 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 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 - Prosecution
Outcome: Referral to Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
Outcome date: 25 November 2021
Published date: 4 May 2022
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Kesar & Co Ltd
Address(es): 27 London Road, Bromley BR1 1DG
Firm ID: 607531
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Reasons/basis
Outcome of SDT Hearing
This notification relates to a Decision to prosecute 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 12-13 September 2022.
Mr. Kesar was fined £6,000 and made subject to an indefinite Restriction Order which prohibits him from being a HOLP/COLP/HOFA/COFA.
The SDT judgment will be available at www.solicitorstribunal.org.uk.
On the 14 November 2023, the SDT Granted Mr Kesar’s application to remove the restriction imposed on his practice by the SDT on 13 September 2022.
The restriction imposed by the SDT prevented Mr Kesar from being:
- A Head of Legal Practice/Compliance Officer for Legal Practice or a Head of Finance and Administration /Compliance officer for Finance and Administration.
An alternative condition was Ordered by the SDT that Mr Kesar undertake within the next 12 months:
- An update course on the Solicitors Accounts Rules; and
- A course relating to his roles and responsibilities as a COLP/COFA.
The SDT judgment will be available at www.solicitorstribunal.org.uk
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Condition
Outcome date: 19 January 2022
Published date: 4 February 2022
Firm details
Firm or organisation at date of publication and at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: KESAR & CO LTD
Address(es): 27 London Road, BROMLEY, BR1 1DG
Firm ID: 607531
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Mr Kesar’s practising certificate for 2021/2022 is subject to the following conditions:
- With effect from three months of notification of the decision, Mr Kesar may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
- Aside from Kesar & Co (SRA number: 607531), Mr Kesar may not act as a manager or owner for any authorised body.
- Mr Kesar shall not provide legal services as a freelance solicitor offering reserved or unreserved services under regulations 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 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.