Sheikh Asif
Salam
Solicitor
427554
Decision - Prosecution
Outcome: Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal order
Outcome date: 9 February 2023
Published date: 22 February 2023
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Salam & Co Solicitors Limited
Address(es): 100 Brook Street, Chester CH1 3DU
Firm ID: 627943
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.
The matter was heard on 31 October - 4 November 2022 and 8 - 9 February 2023.
Mr Salam was Struck Off the Roll.
The SDT judgment will be available at www.solicitorstribunal.org.uk
The SDT Order and Findings are subject to an Appeal to the High Court (Administration Court) by Mr Salam dated 29 March 2023.
The Order remains in force pending the High Court's decision on the Appeal.
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Condition
Outcome date: 27 October 2022
Published date: 10 February 2023
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Salam & Co Solicitors Limited
Address(es): 100 Brook Street, Chester CH1 3DU
Firm ID: 627943
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Mr Salam’s practising certificate for 2021/2022 is subject to the following conditions:
- Sheikh Asif Salam shall not be permitted to supervise staff, manage a law firm or have responsibility for ensuring compliance of a law firm. This prohibits him from holding the positions of a manager, or owner, or compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) in any authorised body.
- Subject to the condition above, Sheikh Asif Salam shall act as a solicitor, only as an employee where the role has first been approved by the SRA.
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.