Malcolm Richard
Glynn
Solicitor
349040
Decision - Prosecution
Outcome: Referral to Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
Outcome date: 27 July 2022
Published date: 5 May 2023
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Progression Solicitors Limited
Address(es): 11 Queen Street Ulverston LA12 7AF
Firm ID: 558020
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 that, while in practice as a solicitor at Progression Solicitors Limited:-
1. On 24 November 2019, he made statements in an email to Progression Solicitors Limited (“the Firm”) regarding his involvement with Person A which were untrue and/or misleading namely:
1.1. That, in relation to a loan agreement between Client B and Person C, he had been provided with contact details for Client B by another solicitor at the Firm;
1.2. That he had not been advised of any connection between Client B and Person A;
1.3. That Client B had advised him that the funds for the transaction were his personal funds;
2. On 25 November 2019, he made statements in a meeting at the Firm regarding his involvement with Person A which were untrue and/or misleading namely:
2.1. That he had only dealt with one matter for Person A;
2.2. That he did not know who Person A was until he was referred to a newspaper article and found out about his conviction;
2.3. That he had not been dealing with Person A;
2.4. That he had met Person A only once, about 12 to 18 months previously;
2.5. That he did not think that there was any connection between Person A, Client B and Client D but that he did not know;
2.6. That he thought Person A and Client B did know each other but did not think there was a business link between them in relation to the lending to Person C.
3. On or around 4 March 2020, he, through his representative, made a statement to the SRA which was untrue, namely that he had no relationship at all with Person A and had never had any relationship with him.
The allegations are subject to a Hearing before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal and are as yet unproven.