HATHAWAYS THE LAW FIRM LIMITED
This firm is also known as Hathaways Law, Miah Law View other names
SRA-regulated firm
- Head office address
- GATESHEAD + 2 other offices View contact details
- Website
- www.hathawayslaw.co.uk
- Type of firm
- Recognised body since 01/06/2014, authorised for all legal services
- Regulator
- Solicitors Regulation Authority
- SRA number
- 598278
- Regulatory record
- Show regulatory record
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Important information
- The firm can provide all types of law, including reserved legal activities
- Everyone working in this firm must follow our rules
- If things go wrong, the firm must have insurance cover
- If things go wrong and your money is lost, our compensation fund may be able to reimburse you
- If things go wrong we may be able to get your documents and money back
Trading names lists the names this firm uses now. Previous names lists names this firm has used in the past.
These are the SRA-regulated people in this organisation.
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Andrea Louise Swatts
SRA-regulated solicitor
Works at HATHAWAYS THE LAW FIRM LIMITED
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Catherine Reynolds
SRA-regulated solicitor
Works at HATHAWAYS THE LAW FIRM LIMITED + 1 Others
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Felicity Kate Nelson
SRA-regulated solicitor
Works at SAMUEL PHILLIPS LAW FIRM + 1 Others
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Peter Thomas Durham
SRA-regulated solicitor
Works at SAMUEL PHILLIPS LAW FIRM + 1 Others
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Sara Jayne Caygill
SRA-regulated solicitor
Works at HATHAWAYS THE LAW FIRM LIMITED + 1 Others
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Sufe Miah
SRA-regulated solicitor
Works at HATHAWAYS THE LAW FIRM LIMITED + 1 Others
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Zara Khaliq
SRA-regulated solicitor
Works at HATHAWAYS THE LAW FIRM LIMITED
Areas of law shows the sort of work this firm does. Reserved activities lists the special legal jobs this firm can do because we regulate it as a law practice.
DECISION HISTORY
This section gives the disciplinary and regulatory decisions published under our decision publication policy.
Decision - Fined
Outcome: Fine
Outcome date: 25 April 2024
Published date: 22 May 2024
Firm details
No detail provided:
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
On the 29 November 2023 we had decided the firm, Hathaways The Law Firm Limited, had breached paragraph 3.8 (a) of the Code of Conduct for Firms, and we directed the firm to pay a fixed penalty of £750 in accordance with Rule 3.1 (h) of the Regulatory and Disciplinary Procedure Rules (RDPRs) and our costs of £150 for investigating this matter.
As the firm continued to fail to comply with 3.8 (a) of the Code of Conduct for Firms, on 21 March 2024, we made a further decision to issue a Fixed Fee Penalty of £1,500.
Our authorisation department have confirmed that the firm have still not submitted the COLP and COFA applications therefore the firm remains non-compliant.Reasons/basis
Hathaways The Law Firm Limited is a recognised body whose office is at 18/19 Regent Terrace, GATESHEAD, NE8 1LU.
Firms must at all times have in place a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) and a compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA).
A firm must designate a person as its COLP and a person as its COFA and the SRA must approve that person before they commence their role. The COLP and COFA of a firm have specific responsibility for ensuring a firm, its managers and employees comply with the SRA's regulatory requirements.
They are also responsible for recording any breaches and reporting those to the SRA, where necessary. A firm must promptly notify the SRA if it becomes aware of any material changes to information previously provided to the SRA, by it or on its behalf, including to its compliance officers.
Hathaways The Law Firm Limited failed to: promptly notify the SRA of a material change to the information it had previously provided to the SRA about its COFA in breach of paragraph 3.8(a) of the Code of Conduct for Firms. The firm have failed to remedy this breach after being given notice and reasonable time in which to do so.Decision - Fined
Outcome: Fine
Outcome date: 3 January 2024
Published date: 11 January 2024
Firm details
No detail provided:
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Reasons/basis
Hathaways The Law Firm Limited was directed to pay a fixed financial penalty of £750 and costs of £150.
Hathaways The Law Firm Limited is a recognised body whose office is at 18/19 Regent Terrace, Gateshead, NE8 1LU.
Firms must at all times have in place a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) and a compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA).
A firm must designate a person as its COLP and a person as its COFA and the SRA must approve that person before they commence their role.
The COLP and COFA of a firm have specific responsibility for ensuring a firm, its managers and employees comply with the SRA’s regulatory requirements. They are also responsible for recording any breaches and reporting those to the SRA, where necessary.
A firm must promptly notify the SRA if it becomes aware of any material changes to information previously provided to the SRA, by it or on its behalf, including to its compliance officers.
Hathaways The Law Firm Limited failed to:
- promptly notify the SRA of a material change to the information it had previously provided to the SRA about its COFA
in breach of paragraph 3.8(a) of the Code of Conduct for Firms.
The firm failed to remedy this breach after being given notice and reasonable time in which to do so.
