Nicola Thompson

Decision - Prosecution

Outcome: Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal order

Outcome date: 3 March 2022

Published date: 17 March 2022

Firm details

Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome

Name: Bottrills Solicitors LLP

Address(es): 131 The Parade, High Street, Watford WD17 1NA

Firm ID: 627098

Outcome details

This outcome was reached by SRA decision.

Reasons/basis

Outcome of SDT Hearing

This notification relates to a Decision to prosecute before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal. This is an independent Tribunal which reaches its own decision after considering all the evidence, including any evidence put forward by the Respondent. The Tribunal had certified that there was a case to answer.

On 3rd March 2022, the SDT considered and approved an Agreed Outcome.  

The Tribunal ordered that Nicola Thompson is fined £10,000  and be subject to conditions imposed by the Tribunal as follows:

The Respondent may not:

Practise as a sole practitioner or sole manager or sole owner of an authorised or recognised body;

Be a Head of Legal Practice/Compliance Officer for Legal Practice or a Head of Finance and Administration/Compliance Officer for Finance and Administration;

Hold or receive client money, or act as a signatory to any client or office account or have the power to authorise transfers from any client or office account;

There be liberty to either party to apply to the Tribunal to vary the conditions set out above. 

The SDT judgment will be available at  www.solicitorstribunal.org.uk