Disciplinary Record - Clive Matthew Austin

Decision - Control of practice

Outcome: Condition

Outcome date: 12 February 2025

Published date: 25 March 2025

Firm details

Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome

Name: Giles Wilson LLP

Address(es): 1711 London Road, Leigh-On-Sea, SS9 2SW

Firm ID: 598121

Outcome details

This outcome was reached by SRA decision.

Decision details

Mr Clive Matthew Austin's practising certificate for 2024/2025 is subject to the following conditions:

1. Mr Austin is not a manager or owner of an authorised body.
2. Mr Austin may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
3. Mr Austin may not practise on his own account under regulation 10.2 of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations.
4. Mr Austin may not practise as a solicitor in an unregulated organisation.
5. Mr Austin does not hold or receive client money, or act as a signatory to any client or office account or have the power to authorise transfers from any client or office account.

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: 3 May 2024

Published date: 4 July 2024

Firm details

Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome

Name: Giles Wilson LLP

Address(es): 1711 London Road, Leigh-On-Sea, SS9 2SW

Firm ID: 598121

Outcome details

This outcome was reached by SRA decision.

Decision details

Mr Clive Matthew Austin's practising certificate for 2023/2024 is subject to the following conditions:

1. Mr Austin is not a manager or owner of an authorised body.
2. Mr Austin may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
3. Mr Austin may not practise on his own account under regulation 10.2(a) or (b) of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations.
4. Mr Austin does not hold or receive client money, or act as a signatory to any client or office account or have the power to authorise transfers from any client or office account.

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: 4 April 2023

Published date: 30 May 2023

Firm details

Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome

Name: Giles Wilson LLP

Address(es): 1711 London Road, Leigh-On-Sea, SS9 2SW

Firm ID: 598121

Outcome details

This outcome was reached by SRA decision.

Decision details

Mr Austin’s practising certificate for 2022/2023 is subject to the following conditions:

1. He is not a manager or owner of an authorised body.
2. He may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
3. He may not practise on his own account under regulation 10.2(a) or (b) of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations.
4. He does not hold or receive client money, or act as a signatory to any client or office account or have the power to authorise transfers from any client or office account.

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.