Joseph Elliott
Dawson
Solicitor
431706
Decision - Prosecution
Outcome: Referral to Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
Outcome date: 11 February 2025
Published date: 16 June 2025
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Leigh Day Solicitors
Address(es): Panagram, 27 Goswell Road, London EC1M 7AJ
Firm ID: 067679
Firm or organisation at date of publication
Name: Trade Union Legal LLP
Address(es): P M House, 250 Shepcote Lane, Sheffield S9 1TP
Firm ID: 608309
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Reasons/basis
Outcome of SDT Hearing
This notification relates to a Decision to bring Disciplinary Proceedings 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 14 – 16 April 2026.
Mr. Dawson was Struck Off the Roll.
The SDT judgment will be available at www.solicitorstribunal.org.uk.
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Condition
Outcome date: 13 March 2025
Published date: 11 April 2025
Firm details
Firm or organisation at date of publication
Name: Trade Union Legal LLP (Union Line)
Address(es): PM House, 250 Shepcote Lane, Sheffield S9 1TP
Firm ID: n/a
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Joseph Dawson's practising certificate for 2023/2024 is subject to the following conditions:
- Mr Dawson may act as a solicitor only as an employee and only where the employment has first been approved by the SRA.
- Mr Dawson shall not provide reserved or unreserved legal services on his own account under regulations 10.2(a) or (b) of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations.
- Mr Dawson is not to be 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 interim condition is made under rule 3.2 of the SRA Regulatory and Disciplinary Procedure Rules, which states that at any stage an authorised decision maker may, pending a final decision by the SRA or the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, impose interim conditions on the practising certificate of a solicitor. We are satisfied that this condition is necessary in the public interest or for the protection of the public.