Outcome: Rebuke
Outcome date: 16
August
2011
Published date: 12
December
2011
Firm details
Firm or organisation at date of
publication
Name: Cobbetts Ltd and IConveyancer Limited
Address(es):
58 Mosley Street, Manchester Lancashire M2 and Suite 205, 47 Aspect Court, Park Square East, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS1
Firm ID: 425778 and 517830
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving
rise to outcome
Name: J B Law Limited
Address(es):
30 Park Cross Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS1
Firm ID: 517836
Outcome details
This outcome was reached
by SRA decision.
Decision details
The adjudicator found that Mr Jeremy Michael Bennett had acted in breach of Rule 20.05 of the Solicitors Code of Conduct 2007 by failing to respond to correspondence from the SRA in relation to an investigation into matters arising from the conduct by JB Law Limited of a conveyancing transaction in a timely and substantive manner.
The adjudicator decided to give Mr Bennett a written rebuke for the finding of professional misconduct.
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Outcome: Intervention
Outcome date: 12
April
2012
Published date: 11
June
2012
Firm details
Firm or organisation at date of publication and
at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: IConveyancer Limited
Address(es):
Suite 205, 47 Aspect Court, Park Square East, Leeds, LS2 2NL
Firm ID: 517830
Outcome details
This outcome was reached
by SRA decision.
Decision details
1.The Committee was satisfied that grounds for intervention existed under Paragraph 1 (1) (c) of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Solicitors Act 1974 (as amended) as it was agreed that Mr Jeremy Michael Bennett had failed to comply with the SRA Code of Conduct 2011
2.The Committee was satisfied that grounds for intervention existed under Paragraph 1 (1) (m) of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Solicitors Act 1974 (as amended) as it was agreed that it was necessary to exercise powers of intervention (or any of them) in order to protect the interests of clients (or former or potential clients) of Mr Jeremy Michael Bennett or the interests of the beneficiaries of any trust of which he is or was a trustee.
Intervening agents
John Owen of
Gordons LLP,
Forward House, 8 Duke Street, Bradford, BD1 3QX has
been appointed as the intervening agent.
For enquiries please
call
01274 202202 or
email
john.owen@gordonsllp.com.
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