Office for the Supervision of Solicitors

INTERVENTIONS

Stephen Puleston Williams and John Gwilym OwenOn 24 September 2001 the Law Society intervened in the practice of the above solicitors, who practised at 3 Stanley Terrace, Holyhead, Old Bull Offices, Valley, Holyhead, and 287 High Street, Bangor, Gwynedd, under the firm name of Prothero Williams.Mr JT Owen of Tudur Owen Roberts Glynne & Co of 13 Stanley Street, Holyhead, Gwynedd, LL65 1HG, DX 701790 Holyhead, tel: 01407 762374 and Lloyds Bank Chambers, Eastgate Street, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, LL55 1AL, DX 23223 Caernarfon, tel: 01286 673204, have been appointed to act as the Society's agent.The intervention took place in respect of the acts of Mr Williams, whose practising certificate has been suspended, and not in respect of Mr Gwilym Owen whose practising certificate remains unsuspended.Hindle Son & Cooper, Darwen, LancashireOn 14 September 2001 the Law Society's professional regulation adjudication panel resolved to intervene in the practice of Hindle Son & Cooper, practising at 4 Church Street, Darwen, Lancashire BB3 2RF, DX 18003 Darwen.

The partners were Philip Thomas Pressler and Pamela Dawn Higab.The Society appointed Victoria Davey of Nelson & Co Solicitors, as intervening agents.

The address is: St Andrew's House, St Andrew's Street, Leeds LS3 1LF.

The firm has taken possession of all practice papers and monies.

Bains & PartnersOn 14 September 2001 the professional regulation adjudication panel resolved to intervene in the above firm practising at 91 Balham High Road, London SW12 9AP.

The sole partner was Hargopal Singh Bains.

It has appointed Victoria Davey of Nelson & Co of St Andrew's House, St Andrew's Street, Leeds LS3 1LF as agent.

The agent has taken possession of all practice papers and monies.Solicitor's clerkWith effect from the date of the letter notifying the decision to the respondent, a committee of the Office for the Supervision of Solicitors (OSS) on 7 August 2001 ordered that no solicitor should employ or remunerate the following person in connection with practice as a solicitor, except in accordance with the written permission of the Law Society (section 43(2) of the Solicitors Act 1974).Penelope Joan TillerNo address provided, but latterly working in Poole, Dorset.

(applic-ation CDT/1855-1998/GS4).The above order may be subject to review by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal