Peter
Naylor
Solicitor
372607
Decision - Prosecution
Outcome: Referral to Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
Outcome date: 29 June 2016
Published date: 6 June 2017
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: TLT LLP
Address(es): 1 Redcliff Street, Bristol BS1 6TP
Firm ID: 406297
Firm or organisation at date of publication
Name: Downing LLP
Address(es): Ergon House, Horseferry Road, London SW1P 2AL
Firm ID: 614788
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 January 2018.
Mr. Naylor was suspended from practice as a solicitor for a period of two years to commence on 16 January 2018. The period of suspension is suspended for two years from the same date, subject to compliance with the terms of the Restriction Order imposing conditions on practice set out below.
Under the Restriction Order, Mr Naylor is subject to conditions on practice imposed by the Tribunal for a period of 2 years to commence on 16 January 2018. If Mr Naylor is found to have breached any of the conditions set out in paragraph (2) above during the period of 2 years under restriction, activation by the Tribunal of the period of suspension of 24 months will follow in addition to any sanction imposed for the breach of condition(s).
This Outcome is subject to an Appeal by the SRA against the SDT's decision on Sanction.
The Appeal was heard in the High Court on 31 October and 1 November 2018.
It was ordered that:
- The appeal is allowed.
- The suspended suspension subject to compliance with a Restriction order imposed by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal is quashed.
- Mr Naylor be Struck Off The Roll of Solicitors.
The SDT judgment will be available at www.solicitorstribunal.org.uk