Disciplinary Record - Kathryn Langton

Decision - Control of practice

Outcome: Condition

Outcome date: 7 March 2025

Published date: 11 April 2025

Firm details

Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome

Name: Langton Law Ltd

Address(es): Suite 4.1. 4th Floor, Exchange Court, 1 Dale Street, Liverpool L2 2PP

Firm ID: 8003486

Firm or organisation at date of publication

Name: Haworth & Gallagher

Address(es): 39 Hamilton Square, Birkenhead CH41 5BP

Firm ID: 050916

Outcome details

This outcome was reached by SRA decision.

Decision details

Kathryn Langton’s practising certificate for 2024/2025 is subject to the following condition/s:

1. Ms Langton is not a manager or owner of any authorised body.
2. Subject to condition one above, Ms Langton may act as a solicitor only as an employee and only where that employment has first been approved by the SRA
3. Ms Langton may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or a compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
4. Ms Langton 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: Termination of suspension of PC/registration

Outcome date: 21 October 2024

Published date: 25 November 2024

Firm details

Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome

Name: Langton Law Ltd

Address(es): Suite 4.1. 4th Floor, Exchange Court, 1 Dale Street, Liverpool L2 2PP

Firm ID: 8003486

Outcome details

This outcome was reached by SRA decision.

Decision details

Kathryn Langton's practising certificate for 2023/2024 is subject to the following conditions:

1. Ms Langton is not a manager or owner of any authorised body.
2. Subject to condition one above, Ms Langton may act as a solicitor only as an employee and only where that employment has first been approved by the SRA
3. Ms Langton may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or a compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
4. Ms Langton 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 - Closure

Outcome: Intervention

Outcome date: 21 August 2024

Published date: 22 August 2024

Firm details

Firm or organisation at date of publication and at time of matters giving rise to outcome

Name: Langton Law Limited

Address(es): Suite 4.1, 4th Floor, Exchange Court, 1 Dale Street, Liverpool, L2 2PP

Firm ID: 8003486

Outcome details

This outcome was reached by SRA decision.

Decision details

To intervene into the individual practice of Kathryn Langton

Reasons/basis

• Kathryn Langton as a manager of Langtons has failed to comply with SRA Principles, the SRA Code of Conduct for Firms and SRA Accounts Rules which are rules made under sections 31 and 32 of the Solicitors Act 1974 (as amended) (paragraph 1(1)(c) of Schedule 1 to the Act).

Intervening agents

Carl Johnson of Stephensons Solicitors LLP, Wigan Investment Centre, Waterside Drive, Wigan, WN3 5BA has been appointed as the intervening agent.

For enquiries please call 0333 321 4403 or email interventions@stephensons.co.uk