Martin
Canning
Solicitor
105890
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Condition
Outcome date: 13 May 2024
Published date: 21 June 2024
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Garner Canning Limited
Address(es): 11 Aldergate Tamworth B79 7DL
Firm ID: 466701
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Martin Canning's practising certificate for 2023/2024 is subject to the following conditions:
- Mr Canning is not a manager or owner of any authorised body.
- Mr Canning may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
- Mr Canning does not 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.
- Mr Canning may not practise on his own account under regulation 10.2(a) or (b) of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations.
In these conditions the terms are as defined in the SRA Glossary.
Reasons/basis
The above conditions are necessary in the public interest. They are reasonable and proportionate having regard to the purposes set out in regulation 7 of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations, and the regulatory objectives and principles governing regulatory activities as contained in section 28 of the Legal Services Act 2007.
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Termination of suspension of PC/registration
Outcome date: 10 July 2023
Published date: 29 August 2023
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Garner Canning Limited
Address(es): 11 Aldergate, Tamworth, B79 7DL
Firm ID: 466701
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Martin Canning's practising certificate for 2022/2023 is subject to the following conditions:
- Mr Canning is not a manager or owner of any authorised body.
- Mr Canning may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
- Mr Canning does not 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.
- Mr Canning may not practise on his own account under regulation 10.2(a) or (b) of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations
In these conditions the terms are as defined in the SRA Glossary.
Reasons/basis
The above conditions are necessary in the public interest and reasonable and proportionate having regard to the purposes set out in regulation 7 of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations and the regulatory objectives and principles governing regulatory activities as contained in section 28 of the Legal Services Act 2007.
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Termination of suspension of PC/registration
Outcome date: 8 July 2022
Published date: 18 August 2022
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Garner Canning Limited
Address(es): 11 Aldergate, Tamworth, B79 7DL
Firm ID: 466701
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Martin Canning's practising certificate for 2021/2022 is subject to the following conditions:
- Mr Canning is not a manager or owner of any authorised body.
- Mr Canning may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
- Mr Canning does not 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.
- Mr Canning may not practise on his own account under regulation 10.2(a) or (b) of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations
In these conditions the terms are as defined in the SRA Glossary.
Reasons/basis
The above conditions are necessary in the public interest and reasonable and proportionate having regard to the purposes set out in regulation 7 of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations and the regulatory objectives and principles governing regulatory activities as contained in section 28 of the Legal Services Act 2007.Decision - Closure
Outcome: Intervention
Outcome date: 19 November 2021
Published date: 19 November 2021
Firm details
Firm or organisation at date of publication and at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Garner Canning Ltd
Address(es): 11 Aldergate, Tamworth, B79 7DL
Firm ID: 466701
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
To intervene into the practice of Martin Canning at Garner Canning Ltd
Reasons/basis
- The Panel was satisfied that Mr Canning had failed to comply with the rules (paragraph 1(1)(c) of Schedule 1– Part I to the Solicitors Act 1974).
- The Panel was satisfied that it was necessary to intervene to protect the interests of clients or former clients and any beneficiaries of any trust of which Mr Canning is or was a trustee (paragraph 1(1)(m) of Schedule 1 – Part I to the Solicitors Act 1974).
Intervening agents
Sean Joyce of Stephensons Solicitors LLP, Wigan Investment Centre, Waterside Drive, Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN3 5BA has been appointed as the intervening agent.
For enquiries please call 0333 321 4405 or email interventions@stephensons.co.uk