Disciplinary Record - Karen Nicholson

Decision - Control of practice

Outcome: Condition

Outcome date: 5 July 2023

Published date: 11 September 2023

Firm details

Firm or organisation at date of publication

Name: Rainer Hughes

Address(es): 182 Hutton Road, Shenfield, CM15 8NR

Firm ID: 447457

Outcome details

This outcome was reached by SRA decision.

Decision details

Karen Nicholson’s practising certificate for 2022/2023 is subject to the following conditions:

1. Karen Nicholson may not act as a manager or owner (which includes the role of salaried partner) of any authorised body.
2. Subject to the condition above, Karen Nicholson may act as a solicitor only as an employee and only where the employment has first been approved by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
3. Karen Nicholson shall immediately inform any actual or prospective employer of these conditions and the reasons for their imposition.

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: 22 April 2022

Published date: 7 June 2022

Firm details

Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome

Name: Steed & Steed LLP

Address(es): 6 Gainsborough Street, Sudbury, CO10 2ET

Firm ID: 508781

Firm or organisation at date of publication

Name: Rainer Hughes

Address(es): 182 Hutton Road, Shenfield, CM15 8NR

Firm ID: 447457

Outcome details

This outcome was reached by SRA decision.

Decision details

Karen Nicholson’s practising certificate for 2021/2022 has been granted subject to the following conditions:

1. Karen Nicholson may not act as a manager or owner of any authorised body.
2. Subject to the condition above, Karen Nicholson may act as a solicitor, only as an employee where the role has first been approved by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
3. Karen Nicholson shall immediately inform any actual or prospective employer of these conditions and the reasons for their imposition.

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 - Prosecution

Outcome: Referral to Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal

Outcome date: 12 August 2021

Published date: 27 July 2022

Firm details

Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome

Name: Jackamans

Address(es): Oak House, 7 Northgate Street, Ipswich IP1 3BX

Firm ID: 052886

Firm or organisation at date of publication

Name: Rainer Hughes

Address(es): 182 Hutton Road, Shenfield CM15 8NR

Firm ID: 447457

Outcome details

This outcome was reached by SRA decision.

Reasons/basis

Outcome of SDT Hearing

This notification relates to a Decision to prosecute before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal. This is an independent Tribunal which reaches its own decision after considering all the evidence, including any evidence put forward by the Respondent. The Tribunal had certified that there was a case to answer.

The matter was heard on 25, 28-29 September 2023 and 2 October 2023.  

Karen Nicholson was Struck Off the Roll.   

The SDT judgment will be available at  www.solicitorstribunal.org.uk

Other information

Other relevant Firms :- 

Levy and Co Solicitors LLP, St Georges House, 31 Bridge Street, Witham CM8 1DY  SRA ID – 514836 

Steed and Steed LLP , 6 Gainsborough Street, Sudbury CO10 2ET SRA ID - 508781