Peter Micheal
Bull
Employee
819034
Decision - Employee-related decision
Outcome: Control of non-qualified staff (Section 43 / Section 99 order)
Outcome date: 28 June 2021
Published date: 7 July 2021
Firm details
Firm or organisation at date of publication and at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Plexus Legal LLP
Address(es): Josephs Well, Hanover Walk, Leeds, LS3 1AB
Firm ID: 638317
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
IN THE MATTER OF: Peter Michael Bull of Coventry, West Midlands
A person who is or was involved in a legal practice but is not a solicitor
THE FACTS
Mr Bull was employed as a litigator at Plexus Legal LLP, Josephs Well, Hanover Walk, Leeds, LS3 1AB from 4 March 2019 to 27 November 2020 when he was dismissed for gross misconduct.
It was found that Mr Bull signed a misleading or inaccurate statement of truth on at least four occasions. Mr Bull’s conduct was found to be dishonest.
FINDING
Mr Bull, who is not a solicitor, was involved in a legal practice and has occasioned or been a party to an act or default which involved such conduct on his part that it is undesirable for him to be involved in a legal practice in any of the ways described in the order below.
ORDER
To make an order pursuant to section 43 that with effect from the date of the letter or email notifying Mr Bull of Coventry of this decision:
- no solicitor shall employ or remunerate him in connection with his/her practice as a solicitor;
- no employee of a solicitor shall employ or remunerate him in connection with the solicitor's practice;
- no recognised body shall employ or remunerate him;
- no manager or employee of a recognised body shall employ or remunerate him in connection with the business of that body;
- no recognised body or manager or employee of such a body shall permit him to be a manager of the body; and
- no recognised body or manager or employee of such a body shall permit him to have an interest in the body
except in accordance with the SRA’s permission.