Irina
Schwab
Solicitor
610356
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Condition
Outcome date: 7 February 2023
Published date: 28 March 2023
Firm details
Firm or organisation at date of publication
Name: OJN SOLICITORS
Address(es): 12 London Road Enfield EN2 6EB England
Firm ID: 442692
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Irina Schwab’s practising certificate for 2022 / 2023 is subject to the following conditions:
- Mrs Schwab shall not act as a manager or owner of an authorised body or an authorised non-SRA firm.
- Mrs Schwab 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) for any non-SRA firm.
- Mrs Schwab shall not practise on her own account under regulations 10.2(a) or (b) of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations.
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.
Decision - Prosecution
Outcome: Referral to Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
Outcome date: 19 May 2021
Published date: 15 November 2021
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Schwab & Co Legal Services Limited
Address(es): 49 Lark Vale, Aylesbury, HP10 0YH
Firm ID: 665185
Firm or organisation at date of publication
Name: OJN Solicitors
Address(es): 12 London Road, Enfield EN2 6EB
Firm ID: 442692
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 13 January 2022 the SDT considered and approved an Agreed Outcome.
The Tribunal ordered that Ms Schwab be suspended from practice for a period of six months commencing on 13 January 2022.
Upon the expiry of the fixed term of suspension referred to above, Ms Schwab shall be subject to conditions imposed by the Tribunal for the period of two years as follows:
She may not:-
- Practise as a sole practitioner or sole manager or sole owner of an authorised or recognised body; or as a freelance solicitor; or as a solicitor in an unregulated organisation;
- 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; or a Money Laundering Reporting Officer or a Money Laundering Compliance Officer.
The SDT judgment will be available at www.solicitorstribunal.org.uk
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Condition
Outcome date: 28 July 2021
Published date: 27 August 2021
Firm details
Firm or organisation at date of publication
Name: OJN SOLICITORS
Address(es): 12 London Road Enfield EN2 6EB England
Firm ID: 442692
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Irina Schwab’s practising certificate for 2020/2021 has been granted subject to the following conditions:
- Mrs Schwab shall not act as a manager or owner of an authorised body.
- Mrs Schwab may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
- Mrs Schwab shall not provide legal services as a freelance solicitor offering reserved or unreserved services on her own account under regulations 10.2(a) or (b) of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations.
In these conditions 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.