Iftikhar
Aziz
Solicitor
466163
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Condition
Outcome date: 16 April 2023
Published date: 14 June 2023
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: UK & Co Solicitors Limited
Address(es): 672-674 Bristol Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 6BJ
Firm ID: 636766
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Iftikhar Aziz’s practising certificate for 2022/2023 is subject to the following conditions:
- Mr Aziz is not a manager or owner of any authorised body or an authorised non-SRA firm.
- Subject to condition 1, Mr Aziz may act as a solicitor, only as an employee where the role has first been approved by us.
- Mr Aziz may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body, or head of legal practice (HOLP) or head of finance and administration (HOFA) in any authorised non-SRA firm.
- Mr Aziz 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 definitions 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 - Prosecution
Outcome: Referral to Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
Outcome date: 1 September 2020
Published date: 19 January 2023
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: UK & Co Solicitors Limited
Address(es): 672-674 Bristol Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham B29 6BJ
Firm ID: 636766
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 16 and 17 January 2023.
Mr Aziz was made subject to conditions - imposed indefinitely - as follows:
Mr Aziz may not:
- Practice as a sole manager, practitioner, sole owner, or freelance solicitor.
- Be partner or member of an LLP, legal disciplinary practice or ABS, or other authorised / recognised body.
- Be a HOLP / HOFA.
- Hold client money.
- Be a signatory on any client money.
The SDT judgment will be available at www.solicitorstribunal.org.uk
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Condition
Outcome date: 26 April 2022
Published date: 30 May 2022
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: UK & Co Solicitors Limited
Address(es): 672-674 Bristol Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 6BJ
Firm ID: 636766
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Mr Aziz’s practising certificate for 2021/2022 is subject to the following conditions:
- Mr Aziz is not a manager or owner of any authorised body or an authorised non-SRA firm.
- Subject to condition 1, Mr Aziz may act as a solicitor, only as an employee where the role has first been approved by us.
- Mr Aziz may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body, or head of legal practice (HOLP) or head of finance and administration (HOFA) in any authorised non-SRA firm.
- Mr Aziz 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 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.