Disciplinary Record - Shameem Ali-Iqbal

Decision - Control of practice

Outcome: Condition

Outcome date: 19 April 2023

Published date: 18 May 2023

Firm details

Firm or organisation at date of publication

Name: Cooper Solicitors & Jacob Miller Ltd

Address(es): Millennium House 286 Yorkshire Street Rochdale OL16 2DR England & Unity House Fletcher Street Bolton BL3 6NE England

Firm ID: 622651 & 655538

Outcome details

This outcome was reached by SRA decision.

Decision details

Shameem Ali-Iqbal’s practising certificate for 2022/2023 is subject to the following condition:

1. Ms Ali-Iqbal may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any sole practitioner, authorised body or authorised non-SRA firm.

In this condition the terms are as defined in the SRA Glossary.

Reasons/basis

The above condition is necessary in the public interest. It is 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: 3 March 2022

Published date: 5 April 2022

Firm details

Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome

Name: Sovereign Solicitors

Address(es): 35 Knowsley Street, BURY, BL9 0ST, England

Firm ID: 463100

Firm or organisation at date of publication

Name: Cooper Solicitors

Address(es): Millennium House, 286 Yorkshire Street, Rochdale, OL16 2DR

Firm ID: 622651

Outcome details

This outcome was reached by SRA decision.

Decision details

Shameem Ali-Iqbal’s practising certificate for 2021/2022 has been granted subject to the following condition:

1. Shameem Ali-Iqbal may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any sole practitioner, authorised body or authorised non-SRA firm.

In this condition the terms are as defined in the SRA Glossary.

Reasons/basis

The above condition is 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.