Disciplinary Record - Avtar Deu

Decision - Control of practice

Outcome: Condition

Outcome date: 7 March 2024

Published date: 4 July 2024

Firm details

Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome

Name: Goldman Law

Address(es): Hogarth House 34 Paradise Road RICHMOND TW9 1SE

Firm ID: 499362

Firm or organisation at date of publication

Name: Vickers & Co

Address(es): 183 Uxbridge Road LONDON W13 9AA

Firm ID: 56975

Outcome details

This outcome was reached by SRA decision.

Decision details

Avtar Deu's practising certificate for 2023 / 2024 is subject to the following conditions:

1. Mr Deu is not a manager or owner of any authorised body or authorised non-SRA firm.
2. Subject to the condition above, Mr Deu may act as a solicitor, only as an employee where the role has first been approved by us.
3. Mr Deu may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any sole practitioner, authorised body or authorised non-SRA firm.

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: 10 March 2023

Published date: 10 May 2023

Firm details

Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome

Name: Goldman Law

Address(es): Hogarth House 34 Paradise Road RICHMOND TW9 1SE

Firm ID: 499362

Firm or organisation at date of publication

Name: Vickers & Co

Address(es): 183 Uxbridge Road LONDON W13 9AA

Firm ID: 56975

Outcome details

This outcome was reached by SRA decision.

Decision details

We publish regulatory decisions when we consider it to be in the public interest. I am satisfied that, in accordance with our guidance on publishing regulatory and disciplinary decisions, to maintain confidence in the regulatory system and to demonstrate transparency in our decision-making process, this decision should be published. I am satisfied that none of the factors that would make publication inappropriate apply.

Avtar Deu’s practising certificate for 2022 / 2023 is subject to the following conditions:

1. Mr Deu is not a manager or owner of any authorised body or authorised non-SRA firm.
2. Subject to the condition above, Mr Deu may act as a solicitor, only as an employee where the role has first been approved by us.
3. Mr Deu may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any sole practitioner, authorised body or authorised non-SRA firm.

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: 28 April 2022

Published date: 10 June 2022

Firm details

Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome

Name: HMA Solicitors

Address(es): Hogarth House, 34 Paradise Road, Richmond, TW9 1SE

Firm ID: 499362

Firm or organisation at date of publication

Name: Vickers & Co

Address(es): 183 Uxbridge Road London W13 9AA

Firm ID: 56975

Outcome details

This outcome was reached by SRA decision.

Decision details

Mr Avtar Deu’s practising certificate for 2021/2022 is subject to the following conditions:

1. Mr Deu is not a manager or owner of any authorised body or authorised non-SRA firm
2. Subject to the condition above, Mr Deu may act as a solicitor, only as an employee where the role has first been approved by us
3. Mr Deu may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any sole practitioner, authorised body or authorised non-SRA firm

In these conditions the 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.