A solicitor who provided misleading information on an application for professional indemnity insurance and carried on practice at the firm when it was not insured, has been suspended for two years.
While at Ivy Solicitors, Mohamed Faisal Mamon, admitted in 2014, was alleged to have provided inaccurate and/or misleading information on an application for PII when he signed a proposal form to say that he was the sole signatory on the firm’s client account when this was not true.
He was also alleged to have failed to notify the Solicitors Regulation Authority that the firm had entered the extended policy period and/or the cessation period; carried on practice at the firm and/or allowed the firm to continue to practise when it did not have PII; and failed to maintain or produce proper books of accounts.
The SRA intervened into the east London firm and it closed on 1 June 2023.
Mamon, who does not currently hold a practising certificate, admitted all the allegations in full including that his conduct was reckless.
In non-agreed mitigation, Mamon expressed ‘genuine remorse’ and said he ‘placed undue reliance on assurances given by certain individuals in relation to the management and oversight of key regulatory and operational matters’ but accepted he ‘should not have proceeded on the basis of those assurances without independent verification’.
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The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal judgment on an agreed outcome found Mamon’s admissions were properly made.
It said: ‘Mr Mamon was an experienced solicitor who had direct control for the misconduct. The admitted conduct posed a significant risk to clients and the reputation of the profession.’
Considering the proposed sanction of a two-year suspension, the SDT said: ‘There was a need to protect both the public and the reputation of the profession from future harm by Mr Mamon by removing his ability to practise. The tribunal determined that public confidence in the profession required Mr Mamon to be suspended. The tribunal considered that the proposed sanction accurately reflected the seriousness of the misconduct.’
Suspending Mamon for two years, to begin on 7 May 2026, the SDT also ordered Mamon pay £24,727.30 in costs.
