Niranjana Patel
Solicitor
404039

Decision - Prosecution

Outcome: Referral to Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal

Outcome date: 22 December 2023

Published date: 10 July 2024

Firm details

Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome

Name: Jackson Lees Group Ltd

Address(es): 3rd Floor, Walker House, Exchange Flags. Liverpool L2 3YL

Firm ID: 567726

Firm or organisation at date of publication

Name: WTB Solicitors LLP

Address(es): 1st Floor, 601 Stockport Road, Manchester M13 0RX

Firm ID: 571775

Outcome details

This outcome was reached by SRA decision.

Reasons/basis

This notification relates to a Decision to prosecute before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.  This is an independent Tribunal which will reach its own decision after considering all the evidence, including any evidence put forward by the Solicitor.  The Tribunal has certified that there is a case to answer in respect of allegations which are or include that, in backdating a document, Ms Patel breached Principles 2, 4, and 5 of the SRA Principles 2019, and paragraph 1.4 of the Code of Conduct 2019. 

The allegations are subject to a Hearing before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal and are as yet unproven.