Rajinder
Heer
Solicitor
506565
Decision - Prosecution
Outcome: Referral to Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
Outcome date: 25 April 2023
Published date: 27 September 2023
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Coventgate Law Limited
Address(es): 40 High Street, First Floor, Rochester, Kent ME1 1LD
Firm ID: 647848
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.
The matter was heard on 19 February 2024.
Mr. Heer 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 2023
Published date: 20 March 2023
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Coventgate Law Ltd
Address(es): 40 High Street, First Floor, Rochester, ME1 1LD
Firm ID: 647848
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, 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, that this decision should be published. I am satisfied that none of the factors that would make publication inappropriate apply.
I will publish the following details of my decision:
Mr Heer’s practising certificate for 2022/2023 has been granted subject to the following conditions:
- You are not a manager or owner of any authorised body or authorised non-SRA firm.
- Subject to condition 1, you may act as a solicitor, only as an employee, where the role has first been approved by us.
- You 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.
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: 16 March 2022
Published date: 17 March 2022
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: COVENTGATE LAW LTD
Address(es): 40 High Street, First Floor, Rochester, ME1 1LD
Firm ID: 647848
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Mr Heer’s practising certificate for 2021/2022 is subject to the following conditions:
- Mr Heer is not a manager or owner of any authorised body or authorised non-SRA firm.
- Subject to condition 1, Mr Heer may act as a solicitor, only as an employee, where the role has first been approved by us.
- Mr Heer 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.
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 - Closure
Outcome: Intervention
Outcome date: 18 February 2022
Published date: 22 February 2022
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: CoventGate Law Limited
Address(es): 40 High Street, First Floor, Rochester Kent ME11LD
Firm ID: 647848
Firm or organisation at date of publication
Name: CoventGate Law Limited
Address(es): 40 High Street, First Floor, Rochester Kent ME11LD
Firm ID: 647848
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
To intervene into the practice of Rajinder Heer at CoventGate Law Limited
Reasons/basis
- There is reason to suspect dishonesty on Rajinder Heer’s part in connection with his practice as a solicitor (paragraph 1(1)(a)(i) of Schedule 1 – Part I to the Solicitors Act 1974).
- There has been a failure by Rajinder Heer to comply with rules made under sections 31, 32 and 37 of the Solicitors Act (paragraph 1(1)(c) of Schedule 1 – Part I to the Solicitors Act 1974).
Intervening agents
John Owen of Gordons LLP, 1 New Augustus Street, Bradford, BD1 5LL has been appointed as the intervening agent.
For enquiries please call 0113 227 0364 or email intervention@gordonsllp.com