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Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal):

Monday, 17 June 2013

Application 11064-2012
Admitted 1975
Hearing 11 March 2013
Reasons 26 April 2013

The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal found that there was no case to answer on the allegations against the respondent and dismissed the case.

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Nicola Campbell

Monday, 17 June 2013

Application 11079-2012
Admitted 1990
Hearing 21 March 2013
Reasons 16 April 2013

The SDT ordered that the respondent should be struck off the roll.

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David Rudolph Heinrich

Monday, 17 June 2013

Application 10988-2012
Admitted 1994
Hearing 25, 26 March 2013
Reasons 17 April 2013

The SDT ordered that the respondent should be struck off the roll.

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Nicholas Peter Mark Sweeney

Monday, 17 June 2013

Application 10620-2010
Admitted 1989
Hearings 19, 20 March 2013
Reasons 25 April 2013

The SDT ordered that the respondent should be suspended from practice as a solicitor for 12 months to commence on 20 March 2013.

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Nisar Ahmad

Monday, 17 June 2013

Application 11058-2012
Admitted 2006
Hearing 7 March 2013
Reasons 26 April 2013

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Asif Akbar Swati

Monday, 10 June 2013

Application 11022-2012
Admitted 2006
Hearing 7 March 2013
Reasons 17 April 2013

The SDT ordered that the respondent should be suspended from practice as a solicitor for an indefinite period to commence on 7 March 2013.

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Ahmed Iqba and Forziya Kolia

Monday, 10 June 2013

Application 10857-2011
Hearing 27, 28 February 2013
Reasons 19 April 2013

The SDT ordered that the first respondent (admitted 1999) should pay a fine of £15,000; and that the second respondent (admitted 2002) should be prohibited from having her name restored to the roll except by order of the SDT.

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Vivian Wilson Cowle

Monday, 10 June 2013

Application 11053-2012
Admitted 1973
Hearing 6 March 2013
Reasons 24 April 2013

The SDT ordered that the respondent should be reprimanded.

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Penelope Joy Baker and Ivan Tze Yeen Tan

Monday, 10 June 2013

Application 11051-2012
Hearing 9 April 2013
Reasons 22 April 2013

The SDT ordered that the first respondent (admitted 1998) and the second respondent (admitted 1999) should each pay a fine of £1,000.

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Charles Elwes Dunbar

Monday, 10 June 2013

Application 11055-2012
Admitted 1983
Hearing 5 March 2013
Reasons 15 April 2013

The SDT ordered that the respondent should be struck off the roll.

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Michael Robert Smith

Monday, 3 June 2013

Application 11033-2012
Hearing 10 January 2013
Reasons 19 February 2013

The SDT ordered that the applicant’s application for the determination of the indefinite suspension from practice imposed on him (see case 10137- 2008) should be refused.

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Julian Peter William Fallows and Harry Hodgkinson

Monday, 3 June 2013

Applications 10662-2010, 10876-2011
Hearing 19 February 2013
Reasons 20 March 2013

The SDT ordered that the first respondent (admitted 1995) should pay a fine of £2,500. Contrary to rule 20.05 of the Solicitors Code of Conduct 2007, the first respondent had failed to deal with the SRA in an open, prompt and co-operative way.

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John Rhys Davies

Monday, 3 June 2013

Application 10086-2008
Admitted 1977
Hearing 26, 27 February 2013
Reasons 27 March 2013

The SDT ordered that the respondent should be struck off the roll.

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David Michael Layard Horsfall

Monday, 3 June 2013

Application 11031-2012
Admitted 1981
Hearing 13 February 2013
Reasons 3 April 2013

The SDT ordered that the respondent should be struck off the roll.

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Howard Robert Gillespie Young

Monday, 27 May 2013

Application 10661-2010
Admitted 1995
Hearing 14 March 2013
Reasons 22 April 2013

The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal ordered that the respondent should be struck off the roll.

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Raymond John Ridley

Monday, 20 May 2013

Application 11023-2012
Admitted 1979
Hearing 13 December 2012
Reasons 15 January 2013

The SDT ordered that the respondent should be struck off the roll.

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Sellathamby Sriskandarajah

Monday, 20 May 2013

Application 11039-2012
Admitted 1988
Hearing 17 January 2013
Reasons 5 February 2013

The SDT ordered that the respondent should pay a fine of £5,000.

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Ian Allison Victor Pratchett, Matthew Apau Obeng and Arindum Das

Monday, 13 May 2013

Application 10958-2012
Hearing 11 February 2013
Reasons 27 March 2013

The SDT ordered that the first respondent (admitted 1999) should be suspended from practice as a solicitor for five years to commence on 11 February 2013.

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Clive Miller Hindle, Nicola Jane Carroll, Eileen Crawford Wilson, Gary Ackinclose

Monday, 13 May 2013

Application 10767-2011
Hearing 11 June 2012
Reasons 27 July 2012

The SDT ordered that the allegations made against the first and fourth respondents should be adjourned and severed, but that the hearing of the allegations against the second respondent (admitted 2002) and the third respondent (admitted 1993) should proceed.

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Neale Simmons

Monday, 13 May 2013

Application 11017-2012
Admitted 1988
Hearing 11 December 2012
Reasons 21 January 2013

The SDT ordered that the respondent should be struck off the roll.

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Denise Alexia Baker

Monday, 13 May 2013

Application 11021-2012
Admitted 1997
Hearing 19 December 2012
Reasons 14 January 2013

The SDT ordered that the respondent should be reprimanded.

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Marlan Higgins

Monday, 13 May 2013

Application 11020-2012
Admitted 2002
Hearing 13 December 2012
Reasons 15 January 2013

The SDT ordered that the respondent should be suspended from practice as a solicitor for an indefinite period to commence on 13 December 2012.

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Boon Low

Monday, 13 May 2013

Application 10913-2012
Admitted 2004
Hearing 13 December 2012
Reasons 4 January 2013

The SDT ordered that the respondent should be struck off the roll.

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John Roberts, Geoffrey John Cogan, John David Martyn Loney, Peter Michael Higgins and Philip Bradley Roberts

Monday, 13 May 2013

Application 11008-2012
Hearing 8 January 2013
Reasons 4 February 2013

The SDT ordered that the first respondent (admitted 1973) should pay a fine of £4,000; that the second respondent (admitted 1979) should pay a fine of £2,000; and that the third respondent (admitted 1978) should pay a fine of £2,000.

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Dennis Akhole Ebhogiaye

Monday, 6 May 2013

Application 11000-2012
Hearing 11 December 2012
Reasons 23 January 2013

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Salina Seeparsand

Monday, 6 May 2013

Application 11044-2012
Admitted 2005
Hearing 11 December 2012
Reasons 21 January 2013

The SDT ordered that the respondent should be struck off the roll.

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Andrew Kennedy Horsey

Monday, 6 May 2013

Application 10948-2012
Admitted 1971
Hearing 6 December 2012
Reasons 4 January 2013

The SDT ordered that the respondent should be struck off the roll.

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Anthony David Simpson

Monday, 6 May 2013

Application 10987-2012
Hearing 10 December 2012
Reasons 15 January 2013

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Wing Hing Howard Chan

Monday, 6 May 2013

Application 11005-2012
Admitted 1991
Hearing 12 December 2012
Reasons 10 January 2013

The SDT ordered that the respondent should be reprimanded.

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Milan Patel

Monday, 6 May 2013

Application 10905-2011
Admitted 2005
Hearing 14 June, 23 October and 11 December 2012
Reasons 8 January 2013

The SDT ordered that the respondent should pay a fine of £15,000.

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