Timothy
Ogbuagu
Solicitor
380292
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Condition
Outcome date: 18 March 2024
Published date: 14 May 2024
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: C J Patterson & Co
Address(es): Maxet House, Liverpool Road, Luton, LU1 1RS, England
Firm ID: 385402
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Timothy Ogbuagu's practising certificate for 2023 / 2024 is subject to the following conditions:
- Mr Ogbuagu is not a manager or owner of any authorised body.
- Mr Ogbuagu may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
- Mr Ogbuagu 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.
- Mr Ogbuagu may not practise on his own account under regulation 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. 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: 30 March 2023
Published date: 14 May 2023
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: C J Patterson & Co
Address(es): Maxet House, Liverpool Road, Luton, LU1 1RS
Firm ID: 385402
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Timothy Ogbuagu’s practising certificate for 2022/2023 is subject to the following conditions:
- Mr Ogbuagu is not a manager or owner of any authorised body.
- Mr Ogbuagu may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
- Mr Ogbuagu 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.
- Mr Ogbuagu may not practise on his own account under regulation 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. 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: 12 April 2022
Published date: 11 July 2022
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: C J Patterson & Co
Address(es): Maxet House, Liverpool Road, LUTON LU1 1RS
Firm ID: 385402
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Mr Ogbuagu’s practising certificate for 2021/2022 is subject to the following conditions:
- Mr Ogbuagu is not a manager or owner of any authorised body.
- Mr Ogbuagu may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
- Mr Ogbuagu 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.
- Mr Ogbuagu does not practise on his own account under regulation 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 - Control of practice
Outcome: Termination of suspension of PC/registration
Outcome date: 12 April 2022
Published date: 11 July 2022
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: C J Patterson & Co
Address(es): Maxet House, Liverpool Road, LUTON LU1 1RS
Firm ID: 385402
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Mr Ogbuagu’s suspension from practice, imposed by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal on 8 December 2009, is terminated.
The suspension was imposed until such time that Mr Ogbuagu “delivers all outstanding Accountant’s Reports, or otherwise until these are dealt with to the satisfaction of the Solicitors Regulation Authority.”
Reasons/basis
Mr Ogbuagu has supplied satisfactory evidence that the terms of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal’s order has now been met