Peter Kenneth Felton Gerber

Decision - Prosecution

Outcome: Referral to Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal

Outcome date: 17 March 2024

Published date: 19 August 2024

Firm details

No detail provided:

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.

The matter was heard on 8 – 10 January 2025.  

1. Mr. Felton Gerber was fined £45,000 and made subject to conditions imposed indefinitely by the Tribunal, that he may not: (Suspended until 4 April 2025) 
   1. Practise as a sole practitioner or sole manager or sole owner of an authorised or recognised body; or as a freelance solicitor; or as a solicitor in an unregulated organisation; 
   2. Be a partner or member of a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP), Legal Disciplinary Practice (LDP) or Alternative Business Structure (ABS) or other authorised or recognised body; 
   3. Be a Head of Legal Practice/Compliance Officer for Legal Practice or a Head of Finance and Administration/Compliance Officer for Finance and Administration; Money Laundering Reporting Officer or hold any Compliance Management Role.  
   4. Hold client money; 
   5. Be a signatory on any client account; 
2. There be liberty to either party to apply to the Tribunal to vary the conditions. 

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