Rothery Inesons Solicitors
Ground Floor, 68 Market Place, Heckmondwike
, WF16 0HY
Recognised body
636986
Decision - Closure
Outcome: Intervention
Outcome date: 21 April 2021
Published date: 21 April 2021
Firm details
No detail provided:
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
To intervene into the recognised body, Rothery Inesons Solicitors Ltd and into Mr Rajinder Puri's practice at Rothery Inesons Solicitors Ltd.Reasons/basis
- The Panel was satisfied that grounds of intervention existed under paragraph 32(1)(d) of Schedule 2 of the Administration of Justice Act 1985, namely that there was reason to suspect dishonesty on the part of Mr Puri as a manager of the firm in connection with the firm's business.
- The Panel was satisfied that grounds of intervention existed under paragraph 32(1)(a) of Schedule 2 of the Administration of Justice Act 1985, namely that the firm, and/or Mr Puri as a manager of it, had failed to comply with the SRA Principles 2011, the SRA Principles (2019), SRA Code of Conduct for Firms (2019), SRA Code of Conduct for Solicitors, RELs and RFLs (2019), SRA Indemnity Insurance Rules 2013, and SRA Indemnity Insurance Rules (2019), which are rules applicable to them by virtue of section 9 of the Administration of Justice Act 1985 (as amended).
Intervening agents
Sean Joyce of Stephensons Solicitors LLP, Wigan Investment Centre, Waterside Drive, Wigan, WN3 5BA has been appointed as the intervening agent.
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