Disciplinary Record - Lucy-Ann Kirkham

Decision - Control of practice

Outcome: Condition

Outcome date: 1 April 2025

Published date: 1 May 2025

Firm details

Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome

Name: Legal Development Partners Limited

Address(es): Legal House, Grove Park Court, HARROGATE, HG1 4DP, England

Firm ID: 564712

Outcome details

This outcome was reached by SRA decision.

Decision details

Lucy-Ann Kirkham's practising certificate for 2024/2025 is subject to the following conditions:

1. Mrs Kirkham is not a manager or owner of any authorised body.
2. Mrs Kirkham may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
3. Mrs Kirkham 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. Mrs Kirkham may not practise on her own account under regulation 10.2of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations.

Reasons/basis

In these conditions the terms are as defined in the SRA Glossary. 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: 27 March 2024

Published date: 21 June 2024

Firm details

Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome

Name: Legal Development Partners Ltd

Address(es): Legal House, Grove Park Court, Harrogate, HG1 4DP

Firm ID: 564712

Firm or organisation at date of publication

Name: HD Law Limited

Address(es): Albion Mills, Albion Road, Bradford, BD10 9TQ

Firm ID: 621194

Outcome details

This outcome was reached by SRA decision.

Decision details

Lucy-Ann Kirkham's practising certificate for 2023/2024 is subject to the following conditions:

1. Mrs Kirkham is not a manager or owner of any authorised body.
2. Mrs Kirkham may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
3. Mrs Kirkham 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. Mrs Kirkham may not practise on her own account under regulation 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: 10 February 2023

Published date: 14 March 2023

Firm details

Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome

Name: Legal Development Partners Limited

Address(es): Legal House Grove Park Court Harrogate HG1 4DP England

Firm ID: 564712

Outcome details

This outcome was reached by SRA decision.

Decision details

Lucy-Ann Kirkham’s practising certificate for 2022/2023 is subject to the following conditions:

1. Mrs Kirkham is not a manager or owner of any authorised body.
2. Mrs Kirkham may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
3. Mrs Kirkham 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. Mrs Kirkham may not practise on her own account under regulation 10.2(a) and (b) of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations.

In these conditions the terms are as defined in the SRA glossary.