Disciplinary Record - Bimal Thaker

Decision - Employee-related decision

Outcome: Approval of employment (section 41)

Outcome date: 10 August 2018

Published date: 26 September 2018

Firm details

No detail provided:

Outcome details

This outcome was reached by SRA decision.

Decision details

Bimal Thaker has been granted permission under Section 41 of the Solicitors Act 1974, to be engaged under a contract for services made between any SRA authorised body and In-House Consultants Limited, subject to the following conditions:

1. Bimal Thaker’s work is limited to that of a General Data Protection Regulation practitioner through In-House Consultants Limited, as described in Bimal Thaker’s email of 30 May 2018 and In-House Consultants Limited’s Terms of Business.
2. Bimal Thaker is not involved with and does not have any responsibilities relating to the provision of legal services or any regulated activity by any authorised body.
3. Bimal Thaker must inform any authorised body of his status as a struck off solicitor and the terms and conditions of this permission prior to signing any contract for services.
4. Bimal Thaker does not have access to any office or client account; is not a signatory to any office or client account and does not have any responsibility for the accounting functions of any authorised body.
5. Bimal Thaker must not hold himself out as a solicitor including in publicity by or in connection to In-House Consultants Limited.
6. Any proposed variation to Bimal Thaker’s role is notified to the SRA in advance of the change taking place and the variation must not take place until permission is granted by the SRA.
7. This approval and the conditions attached to it are subject to review at the absolute discretion of the SRA.

In these conditions the definitions are as defined in the SRA Handbook Glossary 2012.

Reasons/basis

Bimal Thaker was struck off the roll of solicitors on 2 March 2012. In accordance with Section 41 of the Solicitors Act 1974, any solicitor wishing to employ or remunerate him in connection with their practise as a solicitor must obtain the SRA’s approval. The SRA is satisfied that the above employment will not put public confidence in the administration of justice and the provision of legal services or the interests of clients at risk.