Mazhar Hussain
Latif
Solicitor
411265
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Condition
Outcome date: 22 May 2026
Published date: 23 June 2026
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Vanstone Law Limited
Address(es): The Vanstone, 40 Parkhills Road, Bury, BL9 9AT
Firm ID: 618045
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
The suspension of Mazhar Latif's practising certificate for 2025/2026 is terminated.
We intervened into Mr Latif's practice on 4 February 2026 and Mr Latif's 2025/2026 practising certificate was automatically suspended as part of that decision.
Pursuant to Section 16(4) of the Solicitors Act 1974 the SRA is satisfied that none of the purposes set out in regulation 7 of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations, or the regulatory objectives contained in the Legal Services Act 2007 and the principles governing regulatory activities in section 28 of that Act, make it necessary in the interests of the public to refuse Mr Latif's application to terminate the suspension of his 2025/2026 practising certificate.
Mazhar Latif's practising certificate for 2025/2026 is subject to the following conditions:
- Mr Latif may practise as a solicitor, only as an employee and only where the employment has first been approved by us.
- Mr Latif is not a manager or owner of any authorised body.
- Mr Latif may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or a compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
- Mr Latif 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: 2 February 2026
Published date: 4 February 2026
Firm details
Firm or organisation at date of publication and at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Vanstone Law Limited
Address(es): The Vanstone, 40 Parkhills Road, Bury, BL9 9AT
Firm ID: 618045
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
To intervene into the practice of Mr Latif at Vanstone Law Limited.
Reasons/basis
(i) There is reason to suspect dishonesty on Mr Latif’s part in connection with his practice as a solicitor (paragraph 1(1)(a)(i) of Schedule 1 – Part I to the Solicitors Act 1974).
(ii) Mr Latif has failed to comply with rules (paragraph 1(1)(c) of Schedule 1– Part I to the Solicitors Act 1974).
Intervening agents
Sean Joyce of Stephensons LLP, Wigan Investment Centre, Waterside Drive, Wigan, WN3 5BA has been appointed as the intervening agent.
For enquiries please call 0333 321 4405 or email interventions@stephensons.co.uk