Champika
Ratnayake
Solicitor
541197
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: PC/registration free of conditions
Outcome date: 17 January 2024
Published date: 9 April 2024
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Kingly Solicitors Limited
Address(es): 57 Lansdowne House, Berkeley Square, London W1J 6ER
Firm ID: 633863
Firm or organisation at date of publication
Name: Ervaid Law
Address(es): 124 City Road, London EC1V 2NX
Firm ID: 669675
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Champika Ratnayake's practising certificate for 2023 / 2024 has been granted free from conditions.
Reasons/basis
The SRA is satisfied that none of the purposes set out in regulation 7 of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations, or the regulatory objectives contained in the Legal Services Act 2007 and the principles governing regulatory activities in section 28 of that Act, make it necessary in the interests of the public to impose any practising certificate conditions.
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Condition
Outcome date: 10 April 2023
Published date: 7 June 2023
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Kingly Solicitors Limited
Address(es): 57 Lansdowne House Berkeley Square London W1J 6ER England
Firm ID: 633863
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Mrs Ratnayake’s practising certificate for 2022 / 2023 is subject to the following conditions:
- Mrs Ratnayake is not a manager or owner of any authorised body
- Subject to condition 1, Mrs Ratnayake may act as a solicitor, only as an employee, where the role has first been approved by us.
- Mrs Ratnayake may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
- Mrs Ratnayake 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. 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.