Jonah
Michael
Solicitor
394661
Decision - Prosecution
Outcome: Referral to Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
Outcome date: 18 October 2022
Published date: 24 May 2023
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Lawrence Stephens Limited
Address(es): 50 Farringdon Road, London EC1M 3HE
Firm ID: 806802
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Reasons/basis
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.
On 15 June 2023 the SDT considered and approved an Agreed Outcome.
Mr Michael was Struck Off the Roll.
The SDT judgment will be available at www.solicitorstribunal.org.uk
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Condition
Outcome date: 29 August 2022
Published date: 2 October 2022
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Lawrence Stephens Limited
Address(es): 50 Farringdon Road, London, EC1M 3HE
Firm ID: 806802
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Mr Michael’s practising certificate for 2021/2022 is subject to the following conditions:
- Mr Michael is not a manager or owner of any authorised body, authorised non-SRA firm or legal services body.
- Subject to the condition above, Mr Michael may act as a solicitor, only as an employee where the role has first been approved by the SRA.
- Mr Michael is not the sole signatory to any client or office account and does not have sole responsibility for client or office account or sole responsibility for authorising client or office account transfers.
- Mr Michael may not practice 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.