Disciplinary Record - Joseph Eloket

Decision - Control of practice

Outcome: Condition

Outcome date: 19 April 2024

Published date: 7 August 2024

Firm details

Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome

Name: JGE Solicitors

Address(es): Unit W/41 , Grove Business Centre, 560-568 High Road, Tottenham , London , N17 9TA , England

Firm ID: 488642

Outcome details

This outcome was reached by SRA decision.

Decision details

Joseph Eloket's practising certificate for 2023 / 2024 is subject to the following conditions:

1. Mr Eloket shall not act as a manager or owner of an authorised body.
2. Mr Eloket 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 Eloket 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.
4. Mr Eloket shall not provide legal services as a freelance solicitor offering reserved and unreserved services on his own account under regulations 10.2(a) or (b) of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations.

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: 30 March 2023

Published date: 12 May 2023

Firm details

Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome

Name: JGE Solicitors

Address(es): Unit W/41 , Grove Business Centre, 560-568 High Road, Tottenham , London , N17 9TA , England

Firm ID: 488642

Outcome details

This outcome was reached by SRA decision.

Decision details

Joseph Eloket’s practising certificate for 2022/2023 has been granted subject to the following conditions:

1. Mr Eloket shall not act as a manager or owner of an authorised body.
2. Mr Eloket 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 Eloket 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.
4. Mr Eloket shall not provide legal services as a freelance solicitor offering reserved and unreserved services on his own account under regulations 10.2(a) and (b) of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations.

In these conditions the terms 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.

Decision - Control of practice

Outcome: Condition

Outcome date: 9 June 2022

Published date: 5 August 2022

Firm details

Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome

Name: JGE Solicitors

Address(es): Unit W/41Grove Business Centre, 560-568 High Road, Tottenham, LONDON, N17 9TA

Firm ID: 488642

Outcome details

This outcome was reached by SRA decision.

Decision details

Joseph Eloket’s practising certificate for 2021/2022 is subject to the following conditions:

1. Mr Eloket shall not act as a manager or owner of an authorised body.
2. Mr Eloket 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 Eloket 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.
4. Mr Eloket shall not provide legal services as a freelance solicitor offering reserved and unreserved services on his own account under regulations 10.2(a) and (b) of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations.

In these conditions the terms 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.

Decision - Employee-related decision

Outcome: Approval of employment (section 41)

Outcome date: 23 May 2018

Published date: 21 June 2018

Firm details

Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome

Name: JGE Solicitors

Address(es): Unit W/41, Grove Business Centre, 560-568 High Road, London N17 9TA

Firm ID: 488642

Firm or organisation at date of publication

Name: DH Law Limited

Address(es): 130-132 Uxbridge Road, Hanwell, London W7 3SL

Firm ID: 567410

Outcome details

This outcome was reached by SRA decision.

Decision details

Mr Eloket was suspended from practice for an indefinite period by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal on 12 October 2011. In accordance with Section 41 of the Solicitors Act 1974, (the Act) any solicitor wishing to employ or remunerate him in connection with their practise as a solicitor must obtain the SRA’s approval.

On 3 March 2017, DH Law Limited were granted permission under the Act to employ Mr Eloket, subject to a condition that any variation to the terms of his employment must be notified to the SRA.

DH Law Limited have applied to vary the terms of Mr Eloket’s employment as a Paralegal, to allow him to meet with clients on his own. This has been granted subject to the following conditions:

1. Mr Eloket’s work is directly and closely supervised by Miss Rheian Davies and in her absence, Miss Hannah Jones or Miss Sunita Joshi. Should Miss Davies, Miss Jones or Miss Joshi be absent for any reason, it is their responsibility to ensure that suitable alternative arrangements are made to ensure that Mr Eloket is properly supervised to comply with this decision and Rule 12 of SRA Practice Framework Rules 2011
2. Mr Eloket is not to be a signatory to any office or client account cheque and will not hold, receive or have any responsibility for clients’ monies or the firm’s accounts functions.
3. Mr Eloket’s name does not appear on the firm’s headed notepaper, publicity material, web-site or external nameplates (unless the firm is prepared to state unambiguously his status as a person who has been Suspended indefinitely by the Tribunal).
4. Any proposed variation in Mr Eloket’s job description is notified immediately to the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
5. Mr Eloket does not undertake any advocacy on behalf of the firm.
6. This approval is reviewable at the discretion of Solicitors Regulation Authority.
7. Miss Davies will inform the Solicitors Regulation Authority immediately if there is any change in the composition of the firm and/or practice address is changed and/or there is/are any new practice address(es).

Reasons/basis

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.