Disciplinary Record - Taut-Yang Cheung

Decision - Control of practice

Outcome: Condition

Outcome date: 28 May 2025

Published date: 28 July 2025

Firm details

Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome

Name: Maxwell Alves / Maxwell Alvest Limited

Address(es): 128 Aldersgate Street Suite 127 LONDON EC1A 4AE

Firm ID: 570838 / 627754

Firm or organisation at date of publication

Name: Crown Law Solicitors LLP

Address(es): 16 Crown Lane, Morden SM4 5BL

Firm ID: 667389

Outcome details

This outcome was reached by SRA decision.

Decision details

Taut-yang Cheung's practising certificate for 2024 / 2025 is subject to the following conditions:

1. Mr Cheung shall not act as a sole manager or sole owner of an authorised body.
2. Mr Cheung 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 Cheung may not practise on his own account under regulation 10.2(a) or (b) of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations.
4. Mr Cheung must not act as a signatory to any client or office account, or have the power to authorise electronic 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: Condition

Outcome date: 29 June 2023

Published date: 25 August 2023

Firm details

Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome

Name: Maxwell Alves (SRA number 570838)

Address(es): 128 Aldersgate Street, Suite 127, LONDON, EC1A 4AE

Firm ID: 570838

Outcome details

This outcome was reached by SRA decision.

Decision details

Taut-yang Cheung’s practising certificate for 2022/2023 is subject to the following conditions:

1. Mr Cheung shall not act as a sole manager or sole owner of an authorised body.
2. Mr Cheung 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 Cheung may not practise on his own account under Regulation 10.2(a) or (b) of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations.
4. Mr Cheung must not act as a signatory to any client or office account, or have the power to authorise electronic 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 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.