David Luke
Durkin-Finch
Solicitor
509003
Decision - Prosecution
Outcome: Referral to Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
Outcome date: 21 November 2023
Published date: 5 June 2024
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: EMEA Law Limited T/a Cleversons Solicitors
Address(es): 207 Regents Street, London W1B 3HH
Firm ID: 649090
Firm or organisation at date of publication
Name: Nexa Law Limited
Address(es): Suite 2 Salop House, 13 Salop Road, Oswestry, Shropshire SY11 2NR
Firm ID: 633024
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 3 October 2024 the SDT considered and approved an Agreed Outcome.
Mr. Durkin-Finch was suspended from practice as a solicitor for a period of 2 years commencing on 3 October 2024 and following the termination of the suspension be subject to conditions for an indefinite period:-
Mr Durkin-Finch may not:
- Practise as a sole practitioner or sole manager or sole owner of any authorised body or recognised firm;
- Be a partner or member of a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP); Legal Disciplinary Practice (LDP) or Alternative Business Structure (ABS) or other authorised or recognised body.
- Be a Head of Legal Practice/Compliance Officer for Legal Practice or a Head of Finance and Administration/Compliance Officer for Finance and Administration.
- Work as a solicitor other than in employment approved by the SRA Ltd.
There be liberty to either party to apply to the Tribunal to vary the conditions set out above.
The SDT judgment will be available at www.solicitorstribunal.org.uk