Syed
Rizvi
Solicitor
519251
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Condition
Outcome date: 28 July 2023
Published date: 30 August 2023
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Liberty Law UK LTD
Address(es): 317 Dickenson Road, Manchester, M13 0NR, England
Firm ID: 630524
Firm or organisation at date of publication
Name: Dinn Solicitors
Address(es): 80 Bayswater Mount, Leeds, LS8 5LW, England
Firm ID: 620619
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Syed Rizvi’s practising certificate for 2022/2023 is subject to the following condition:
- Syed Rizvi 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 this condition the terms are as defined in the SRA Glossary.
Reasons/basis
The above condition is 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: 18 March 2022
Published date: 12 May 2022
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Liberty Law UK Ltd
Address(es): 317 Dickenson Road, MANCHESTER M13 0NR
Firm ID: 630524
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Syed Rizvi’s practising certificate for 2021/2022 is subject to the following condition:
- Syed Rizvi 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 this condition the terms are as defined in the SRA Glossary.
Reasons/basis
The above condition is 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: 4 October 2021
Published date: 11 October 2021
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Liberty Law UK Limited
Address(es): 317 Dickenson Road, Manchester, Lancashire M13 0NR
Firm ID: 630524
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 4 October 2021 the SDT considered and approved an Agreed Outcome.
Mr. Rizvi was ordered to pay a fine of £15,000 and was also ordered to be subject to the condition imposed by the Tribunal as follows:
Mr Rizvi may not be a Head of Legal Practice/Compliance Officer for Legal Practice or Head of Finance and Administration/Compliance Officer for Finance and Administration;
There be liberty to either party to apply to the Tribunal to vary the condition set out.
The SDT judgment will be available at www.solicitorstribunal.org.uk