Taut-Yang
Cheung
Solicitor
431130
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Condition
Outcome date: 29 June 2023
Published date: 25 August 2023
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Maxwell Alves (SRA number 570838)
Address(es): 128 Aldersgate Street, Suite 127, LONDON, EC1A 4AE
Firm ID: 570838
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Taut-yang Cheung’s practising certificate for 2022/2023 is subject to the following conditions:
- Mr Cheung shall not act as a sole manager or sole owner of an authorised body.
- Mr Cheung may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
- Mr Cheung may not practise on his own account under Regulation 10.2(a) or (b) of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations.
- Mr Cheung must not act as a signatory to any client or office account, or have the power to authorise electronic 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 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.
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Condition
Outcome date: 15 March 2022
Published date: 9 August 2022
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Maxwell Alves Limited
Address(es): 128 Aldersgate Street, Suite 127, London EC1A 4AE
Firm ID: 627754
Firm or organisation at date of publication
Name: Zhong Lun Law Firm Limited
Address(es): 10-11 Austin Friars, London, EC2N 2HG
Firm ID: 556178
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Taut-yang Cheung’s practising certificate for 2021/2022 is subject to the following conditions:
- Mr Cheung shall not act as a sole manager or sole owner of an authorised body.
- Mr Cheung may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
- Mr Cheung may not practise on his own account under Regulation 10.2(a) or (b) of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations.
- Mr Cheung must not act as a signatory to any client or office account or have the power to authorise electronic transfers from any client or office account.
The defined terms (manager, owner, authorised body, COFA, COLP, client account and office account) in the above conditions are set out in the SRA Standards and Regulations 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.
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Condition
Outcome date: 15 March 2022
Published date: 17 March 2022
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Maxwell Alves Limited
Address(es): 128 Aldersgate Street, Suite 127, London EC1A 4AE
Firm ID: 627754
Firm or organisation at date of publication
Name: Zhong Lun Law Firm Limited
Address(es): 10-11 Austin FriarsLondonEC2N 2HG
Firm ID: 556178
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Taut-yang Cheung’s practising certificate for 2020-2021 is subject to the following conditions:
- Mr Cheung shall not act as a sole manager or sole owner of an authorised body.
- Mr Cheung may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
- Mr Cheung may not practise on his own account under Regulation 10.2(a) or (b) of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations.
- Mr Cheung must not act as a signatory to any client or office account or have the power to authorise electronic 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 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.
Decision - Prosecution
Outcome: Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal order
Outcome date: 9 December 2021
Published date: 15 December 2021
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Maxwell Alves Limited
Address(es): 128 Aldersgate Street, Suite 127, London EC1A 4AE
Firm ID: 627754
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.
On 9 December 2021, the SDT considered and approved an Agreed Outcome.
Mr. Cheung was fined £7,500 and be subject to the following conditions imposed by the Tribunal for an indefinite period to commence on 8 December 2021:
He may not:
1. Practise as a sole practitioner or sole manager or sole owner of an authorised or recognised body;
2. Be a Compliance Officer for Legal Practice or a Compliance Officer for Finance and Administration.
The SDT judgment will be available at www.solicitorstribunal.org.uk