ASHTONS SOLICITORS LIMITED
SRA-regulated firm
- Head office address
- London View contact details
- Website
- www.ashtonssolicitors.co.uk
- Type of firm
- Recognised body since 26/08/2014, authorised for all legal services
- Regulator
- Solicitors Regulation Authority
- SRA number
- 614351
- Regulatory record
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Important information
- The firm can provide all types of law, including reserved legal activities
- Everyone working in this firm must follow our rules
- If things go wrong, the firm must have insurance cover
- If things go wrong and your money is lost, our compensation fund may be able to reimburse you
- If things go wrong we may be able to get your documents and money back
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DECISION HISTORY
This section gives the disciplinary and regulatory decisions published under our decision publication policy.
Decision - Fined
Outcome: Fine
Outcome date: 6 December 2023
Published date: 4 July 2024
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Ashtons Solicitors Limited
Address(es): 60 St Martins Lane, London, WC2N 4JS
Firm ID: 614351
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Ashtons Solicitors Limited was directed to pay a stage two fixed financial penalty of £1,500 and costs of £150.
Reasons/basis
The SRA Transparency Rules came into effect on 6 December 2018.
They require all firms authorised and regulated by the SRA to display specified information on their websites if they provide certain types of legal services.
The purpose of the Transparency Rules is to ensure people have accurate and relevant information about a solicitor or firm when they are considering purchasing legal services.
They are intended to help members of the public and small businesses make informed choices, improving competition in the legal market.
Ashtons Solicitors Limited failed to publish mandatory details about its:
- costs for residential conveyancing work
- costs for probate work
- costs for immigration work
- its complaints procedure and
- how a complaint might be made to the SRA or the Legal Ombudsman.
in breach of rules 1.5 and 2.1 of the Transparency Rules.
The firm continued to breach these requirements after the SRA directed it on 16 October 2023 to pay a fixed financial penalty of £750.
Decision - Fined
Outcome: Fine
Outcome date: 15 October 2023
Published date: 7 July 2024
Firm details
No detail provided:
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Fixed financial penalty stage one fine of £750 and costs of £150
Reasons/basis
The SRA Transparency Rules came into effect on 6 December 2018.
They require all firms authorised and regulated by the SRA to display specified information on their websites if they provide certain types of legal services.
The purpose of the Transparency Rules is to ensure people have accurate and relevant information about a solicitor or firm when they are considering purchasing legal services.
They are intended to help members of the public and small businesses make informed choices, improving competition in the legal market.
Ashtons Solicitors Limited failed to publish mandatory details about:
- its costs for residential conveyancing, will and probate, and immigration services
- its complaints procedure and
- how a complaint might be made to the SRA or the Legal Ombudsman
in breach of rules 1.5 and 2.1 of the Transparency Rules.
The firm failed to remedy this breach after being given notice and reasonable time in which to do so.
The firm was directed to pay a fixed financial penalty of £750 and costs of £150.
