Disciplinary Record - Neil Edward Sibley

Decision - Control of practice

Outcome: Condition

Outcome date: 17 February 2024

Published date: 19 March 2024

Firm details

Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome

Name: SIBLEY LAW LLP

Address(es): Delta House, 175 - 177 Borough High Street, London, SE1 1HR

Firm ID: 534102

Firm or organisation at date of publication

Name: VLaw Limited

Address(es): Tallis House, 2 Tallis Street, London, EC4Y 0AB

Firm ID: 462361

Outcome details

This outcome was reached by SRA decision.

Decision details

Neil Sibley’s practising certificate for 2023 / 2024 is subject to the following conditions:

1. Mr Sibley shall not act as a manager or owner of any authorised body or authorised non-SRA firm.
2. Mr Sibley 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 Sibley 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 Sibley may not practise on his 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: 29 June 2023

Published date: 12 July 2023

Firm details

No detail provided:

Outcome details

This outcome was reached by SRA decision.

Decision details

Neil Sibley’s practising certificate for 2022/2023 is subject to the following conditions:

1. Mr Sibley shall not act as a manager or owner of any authorised body or authorised non-SRA firm.
2. Mr Sibley 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 Sibley 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 Sibley may not practise on his 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.