Register of licensed bodies (ABS)

Personnel

Head of legal practice

Andrew Sutton (authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority)

Head of Finance and Administration

Lorraine Wheatley

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Reserved activities

The firm is licensed to undertake the following reserved legal activities:

• Rights of audience
• Conduct of litigation
• Reserved instrument activities
• Probate activities
• Administration of oaths

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Terms and conditions of the licence

The general conditions which apply to licensed bodies contained in Rule 8 of the SRA Authorisation Rules for Legal Services Bodies and Licensable Bodies as applicable.

Any obligation which may from time to time be imposed on [The Firm] or a manager, employee, or non-authorised interest-holder in [The Firm] by or under the SRA's licensing rules or by or under the LSA, or any other enactment.

[The Firm] may carry on exempt regulated activities under Part XX of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 provided that such activities arise out of or are complementary to the firm’s reserved legal activities or other legal activities.

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Waiver(s)

The information below is a summary of the waiver(s) granted.

1. Waiver

   So that the structure of the firm remains the same in the licensed body as it currently is in the recognised body, the Applicant has applied for a waiver to Rule 14.2 of the SRA Practice Framework Rules 2011.

   The waiver has been granted by Siobhan Chambers, Senior Authorisation Adviser, on 2 March 2017, subject to the condition that one of the partners is a recognised body with at least one manager who is a solicitor with a current practising certificate or a registered European lawyer (REL). 

Licence

Licence number : 69727

Granted on 21 March 2017

Effective from 21 March 2017

Registration details

Ashton Bond Gigg

Not a registered company or LLP

Quoted company

Ashton Bond Gigg is not a quoted company or a subsidiary of, or part owned by, a quoted company.