Asiya Nasim
Kaleem
Solicitor
356738
Decision - Prosecution
Outcome: Referral to Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
Outcome date: 20 September 2023
Published date: 5 June 2024
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Alison Law Solicitors LLP
Address(es): Alison House, 437-441 London Road, Sheffield S2 4HJ
Firm ID: 573279
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 16 – 19 July 2024.
The Tribunal ordered Ms Kaleem to pay a fine of £15,001.
The Tribunal further ordered that Ms Kaleem shall be subject to conditions imposed for a period of two years as follows:
Ms Kaleem may not:
- Practise as a sole practitioner or sole manager or sole owner of an authorised or recognised body; or as a freelance solicitor; 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;
There be liberty to either party to apply to the Tribunal to vary the conditions set out above.
The SDT judgment will be available at www.solicitorstribunal.org.uk