Register of licensed bodies (ABS)

Personnel

Head of legal practice

Paul Saunders (authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority)

Head of Finance and Administration

Alison McGuigan

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Reserved activities

The firm is licensed to undertake the following reserved legal activities:

• Rights of audience
• Conduct of litigation
• Reserved instrument activities
• Probate activities
• Administration of oaths

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Terms and conditions of the licence

The general conditions which apply to licensed bodies contained in Rule 8 of the SRA Authorisation Rules for Legal Services Bodies and Licensable Bodies as applicable.

Any obligation which may from time to time be imposed on [The Firm] or a manager, employee, or non-authorised interest-holder in [The Firm] by or under the SRA's licensing rules or by or under the LSA, or any other enactment.

[The Firm] may carry on exempt regulated activities under Part XX of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 provided that such activities arise out of or are complementary to the firm’s reserved legal activities or other legal activities.

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Waiver(s)

The information below is a summary of the waiver(s) granted.

1. The Licensed Body has been granted a waiver from the requirements of Rule 8.6(a)(i) and (ii) of the Authorisation Rules in respect of the requirement for it to seek approval for the current managers of a specified corporate owner and those appointed from time to time.

   This waiver is granted subject to the following conditions:

   • (i) That the Solicitors Regulation Authority is notified in writing within 14 days of any change to the details provided in the Licensed Body application dated 13 September 2013;
   • (ii) That the waiver is expressly granted on the basis that it is without prejudice to any future decision on this or any related matter;
   • (iii) The waiver is revocable by the Solicitors Regulation Authority on giving reasonable notice.

Licence

Licence number : 441547

Granted on 1 May 2014

Effective from 9 May 2014

Registration details

Optima Legal Services Limited

5th Floor, West One 114 Wellington Street
Leeds
LS1 1BA
Company no. 05781608

Quoted company

Optima Legal Services Limited is not a quoted company or a subsidiary of, or part owned by, a quoted company.

Trading name

Optima Legal