Francis Mathew
Solicitor
402183

Decision - Prosecution

Outcome: Referral to Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal

Outcome date: 30 October 2023

Published date: 1 May 2024

Firm details

Firm or organisation at date of publication and at time of matters giving rise to outcome

Name: Law and Lawyers Ltd

Address(es): 352 High Street North, London NE12 6PH

Firm ID: 613159

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 9 October 2024.

Mr. Mathew was fined £25,000.

The Tribunal further ordered that Mr Mathew shall be subject to conditions imposed indefinitely as follows:

Mr Mathew may not:

Be a Head of Legal Practice/Compliance Officer for Legal Practice or a Head of Finance and Administration/Compliance Officer for Finance and Administration/Money Laundering Reporting Officer and Money Laundering Compliance Officer without permission of the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

The SDT judgment will be available at www.solicitorstribunal.org.uk