Robert
Arnison
Solicitor
036799
Decision - Prosecution
Outcome: Referral to Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
Outcome date: 13 September 2022
Published date: 23 May 2023
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: DLA Piper UK LLP
Address(es): 1 St. Peters Square, Manchester, M2 3DE
Firm ID: 637670
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Reasons/basis
This notification relates to a Decision to prosecute before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal. This is an independent Tribunal which will reach its own decision after considering all the evidence, including any evidence put forward by the Solicitor. The Tribunal has certified that there is a case to answer in respect of allegations which are or include:
On 5 February 2020, during an ongoing property transaction, inserted a signature to a legal charge document on behalf of a witness without their knowledge or consent, and forwarded this to solicitors acting for the lending bank in the property transaction, purporting to demonstrate that the legal charge document had been signed by the witness when it had not.
The allegations are subject to a Hearing before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal and are as yet unproven.