Kathryn
Langton
Solicitor
401967
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Termination of suspension of PC/registration
Outcome date: 20 October 2024
Published date: 25 November 2024
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Langton Law Ltd
Address(es): Suite 4.1. 4th Floor, Exchange Court, 1 Dale Street, Liverpool L2 2PP
Firm ID: 8003486
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Kathryn Langton's practising certificate for 2023/2024 is subject to the following conditions:
- Ms Langton is not a manager or owner of any authorised body.
- Subject to condition one above, Ms Langton may act as a solicitor only as an employee and only where that employment has first been approved by the SRA
- Ms Langton may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or a compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
- Ms Langton 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.
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 - Closure
Outcome: Intervention
Outcome date: 20 August 2024
Published date: 21 August 2024
Firm details
Firm or organisation at date of publication and at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Langton Law Limited
Address(es): Suite 4.1, 4th Floor, Exchange Court, 1 Dale Street, Liverpool, L2 2PP
Firm ID: 8003486
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
To intervene into the individual practice of Kathryn Langton
Reasons/basis
- Kathryn Langton as a manager of Langtons has failed to comply with SRA Principles, the SRA Code of Conduct for Firms and SRA Accounts Rules which are rules made under sections 31 and 32 of the Solicitors Act 1974 (as amended) (paragraph 1(1)(c) of Schedule 1 to the Act).
Intervening agents
Carl Johnson of Stephensons Solicitors LLP, Wigan Investment Centre, Waterside Drive, Wigan, WN3 5BA has been appointed as the intervening agent.
For enquiries please call 0333 321 4403 or email interventions@stephensons.co.uk