Timothy
Carswell
Solicitor
116107
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Condition
Outcome date: 6 November 2024
Published date: 8 November 2024
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Tim Carswell Solicitors
Address(es): Prince Rupert House 64 Queen Street LONDON EC4R 1AD England
Firm ID: 76573
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Timothy Carswell's practising certificate for 2023 / 2024 is subject to the following condition/s:
- Mr Carswell is not a manager or owner of any authorised body.
- Mr Carswell may not apply to hold the role of compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or a compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body without evidence that he has completed an accredited COLP/COFA course.
- Mr Carswell may not act as a sole signatory to any client or office account or have sole power to authorised transfers from any client or office account.
In these conditions the terms are as defined in the SRA Glossary.
Reasons/basis
The above conditions 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: 10 February 2023
Published date: 17 February 2023
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Tim Carswell Solicitors
Address(es): Prince Rupert House, 64 Queen Street, London EC4R 1AD
Firm ID: 76573
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Timothy Carswell’s practising certificate for 2022/2023 is subject to the following conditions:
- Mr Carswell is not a manager or owner of any authorised body.
- Mr Carswell may not act as a Compliance Officer for Legal Practice (COLP) or a Compliance Officer for Finance and Administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
- Mr Carswell 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 anyclient or office account.
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: 6 September 2022
Published date: 25 October 2022
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Tim Carswell Solicitors
Address(es): Prince Rupert House, 64 Queen Street, London EC4R 1AD
Firm ID: 76573
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
- Mr Carswell is not a manager or owner of any authorised body.
- Subject to the condition above, Mr Carswell may act as a solicitor, only as an employee where the role has first been approved by us.
- Mr Carswell may not act as a Compliance Officer for Legal Practice (COLP) or a Compliance Officer for Finance and Administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
- Mr Carswell 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.
In these conditions the terms and 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.