Michael
Gaye
Solicitor
106047
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Condition
Outcome date: 27 February 2024
Published date: 2 April 2024
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Kitson Boyce LLP
Address(es): Minerva House Orchard Way Edginswell Park Torquay TQ2 7FA
Firm ID: 517529
Firm or organisation at date of publication
Name: SWlaw Limited
Address(es): Kingsley Close East Way Lee Mill Ivybridge PL21 9GD
Firm ID: 558154
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Michael Gaye's practising certificate for 2023/2024 is subject to the following conditions:
- Mr Gaye is not a manager or owner of any authorised body.
- Subject to the condition above, Mr Gaye may act as a solicitor, only as an employee, where the role has first been approved by us, aside from in connection with his engagement as a consultant with SWlaw Limited (SRA number 558154).
- Mr Gaye may not practise on his own account under regulation 10.2(a) or (b) of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations.
- Mr Gaye may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
- Mr Gaye may 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 Gaye may not give any solicitor undertakings to any third party.
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: Condition
Outcome date: 26 April 2023
Published date: 26 June 2023
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Kitsons LLP
Address(es): Minerva House, Orchard Way, Edginswell Park, Torquay TQ2 7FA
Firm ID: 517529
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Michael Gaye’s practising certificate for 2022/2023 is subject to the following conditions:
- Mr Gay is not a manager or owner of any authorised body.
- Subject to the condition above Mr Gaye may act as a solicitor, only as an employee, where the role has first been approved by us, aside from in connection with his engagement as a consultant with SWlaw Limited (SRA number 558154).
- Mr Gaye may not practise on his own account under Regulation 10.2(a) or (b) of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations.
- Mr Gaye may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
- Mr Gaye may 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 Gaye may not give any solicitor undertakings to any third party.
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: Condition
Outcome date: 8 July 2022
Published date: 3 August 2022
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Kitsons LLP
Address(es): Minerva House, Orchard Way, Edginswell Park, Torquay TQ2 7FA
Firm ID: 517529
Firm or organisation at date of publication
Name: SW Law Solicitors Limited
Address(es): Kingsley Close, East Way, Lee Mill, Ivybridge PL21 9GD
Firm ID: 558154
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Mr Michael Gaye’s practising certificate for 2021/2022 is subject to the following conditions:
- Mr Gaye shall not act as a manager or owner of any authorised
- Subject to condition 1 above, Mr Gaye may act as a solicitor, only as an employee where the role has first been approved by us, except for at his current firm SW Law Solicitors Limited.
- Mr Gaye shall not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
- Mr Gaye shall not hold or have responsibility for any client money, be a signatory to any client or office account or have authority to authorise any client or office account transfers.
- Mr Gaye may not provide any solicitor undertakings to any third party.
In these conditions the definitions 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 - Prosecution
Outcome: Referral to Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
Outcome date: 18 March 2021
Published date: 29 September 2021
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Kitsons LLP
Address(es): Minerva House, Orchard Way, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 7FA
Firm ID: 517529
Firm or organisation at date of publication
Name: SW Solicitors Ltd
Address(es): Kingsley Close, East Way, Lee Mill, Ivybridge, Devon PL21 9GD
Firm ID: 558154
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 8 March 2022 the SDT considered and approved an Agreed Outcome.
Mr. Gaye was fined £6,000 and made subject to conditions imposed by the Tribunal as follows:
He may not:
- act as a sole practitioner or sole manager or sole owner of an authorised or recognised body;
- Act as Compliance Officer for Legal Practice or Compliance Officer for Finance and Administration for any authorised or recognised body;
- hold client money
- be a signatory on any client account;
- Provide legal services as an employed or freelance and/or consultant solicitor offering reserved or unreserved services under regulations 10.2 (a) or (b) of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations aside from in connection with his engagement as a consultant with SW Law Solicitors Ltd without express prior approval of the SRA;
- give any solicitor undertakings to any third party.
There is 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