Tom Kumar
Adhikari
Solicitor
422971
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Condition
Outcome date: 18 March 2024
Published date: 21 April 2024
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Goldfields Solicitors
Address(es): Unit F2 MacBean Centre MacBean Street WOOLWICH LONDON SE18 6LW
Firm ID: 522567
Firm or organisation at date of publication
Name: Gordon and Thompson Ltd
Address(es): 158 Plumstead Road London SE18 7DY
Firm ID: 648378
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Tom Kumar Adhikari's practising certificate for 2023 / 2024 is subject to the following conditions:
- Mr Adhikari shall not act as a manager or owner of any authorised body.
- Subject to the above condition, Mr Adhikari may act as a solicitor only as an employee where the role has first been approved by the SRA.
- Mr Adhikari shall not hold or have responsibility for any client money, be a signatory to any client or office account or have the authority to authorise any client or office account transfers.
- Mr Adhikari shall not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
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: 24 April 2023
Published date: 26 June 2023
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Goldfields Solicitors
Address(es): Unit F2 MacBean Centre, MacBean Street, Woolwich, London SE18 6LW
Firm ID: 522567
Firm or organisation at date of publication
Name: Gordon and Thompson Ltd
Address(es): 158 Plumstead Road, London SE18 7DY
Firm ID: 648378
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
We publish regulatory decisions when we consider it to be in the public interest. I am satisfied that, in accordance with our guidance on publishing regulatory and disciplinary decisions, to maintain confidence in the regulatory system and to demonstrate transparency in our decision-making process, this decision should be published. I am satisfied that none of the factors that would make publication inappropriate apply.
Tom Kumar Adhikari's practising certificate for 2022/2023 is subject to the following conditions:- Mr Adhikari shall not act as a manager or owner of any authorised body.
- Subject to the above condition, Mr Adhikari may act as a solicitor only as an employee where the role has first been approved by the SRA.
- Mr Adhikari shall not hold or have responsibility for any client money, be a signatory to any client or office account or have the authority to authorise any client or office account transfers.
- Mr Adhikari shall not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
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: 19 May 2022
Published date: 23 June 2022
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Goldfields Solicitors
Address(es): Unit F2, MacBean Centre, MacBean Street, WOOLWICH, LONDON, SE18 6LW
Firm ID: 522567
Firm or organisation at date of publication
Name: Gordon and Thompson Ltd
Address(es): 158 Plumstead Road, London, SE18 7DY
Firm ID: 648378
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Tom Adhikari’s practising certificate for 2021/2022 has been granted subject to the following conditions:
- Mr Adhikari shall not act as a manager or owner of any authorised body.
- Subject to condition one, Mr Adhikari may act as a solicitor only as an employee where the role has first been approved by the SRA.
- Mr Adhikari shall not hold or have responsibility for any client money, be a signatory to any client or office account or have authority to authorise any client or office account transfers.
- Mr Adhikari shall not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
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.