Faraidon
Raza
Non-lawyer manager
585325
Decision - Employee-related decision
Outcome: Control of non-qualified staff (Section 43 / Section 99 order)
Outcome date: 30 September 2021
Published date: 9 November 2021
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: UK & Co Solicitors Limited
Address(es): 208 Soho Road, Birmingham, B21 9LR
Firm ID: 636766
Firm or organisation at date of publication
Name: Kings Law Solicitors Ltd
Address(es): 208 Soho Road, Birmingham, B21 9LR
Firm ID: 614224
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Mr Raza was made subject to a disqualification order under section 99 of the Legal Services Act 2007. This order prevents him from holding any of the following roles in a licensed body:
- Head of Legal Practice
- Head of Finance and Administration
- Manager.
Mr Raza was directed to pay the SRA’s costs of £1,350.
Reasons/basis
It was found that Mr Raza failed to maintain proper books of account.
Mr Raza was found to have breached Principles 6 and 8 of the SRA Principles 2011, Principle 2 (2019), Rules 1.2(f) and 29.1 of the SRA Accounts Rules 2011, Rule 8.1 of the SRA Accounts Rules (2019) and paragraph 5.2 of the Code of Conduct for Firms (2019).
Other information
Faraidon Raza, who is not a solicitor, was a director and owner of UK & Co Solicitors Limited whose head office was at 208 Soho Road, Birmingham, B21 9LR. UK & Co Solicitors Limited was an authorised and regulated alternative business structure between 1 June 2017 until its intervention on 4 September 2020.