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Below are current findings. Unless otherwise directed by the Adjudication Panel, any disciplinary determination made against an individual or firm, will remain listed on the CLC website for the duration of any suspension, disqualification, or other sanction, subject to a minimum of 2 years from the date of publication
Respondent | Allegations | Date of Finding | Hearing Outcome | Decision Document |
Stuart Forsdike Kate Forsdike PCS Legal | Breaches of the Code of Conduct, Complaints Code, Accounts Code | 25 November 2022 | Allegations were admitted by the respondents and the followig sanctions applied: | |
Philip Harris | Breaches of the Code of Conduct and the Accounts Code | 3 November 2022 | Disqualification for four years | |
(1) Mellen & Co | Breaches of the Code of Conduct, Recognised Body Code, Continuing Professional Development Code, Professional Indemnity Insurance Code | 14 October 2022 | (1) Mellen & Co: A reprimand and a fine of £10,000 (2) June Mellen: A reprimand and a fine of £5,000 | |
(1) John Wells (2) Rachael Mitchell (3) Roberts Rose Partnership Limited | Breaches of the Code of Conduct Breaches of the Accounts Code | 30 March 2022 | Mr Wells:12 months disqualification from 28 January 2022 and costs of £10,000 Ms Mitchell: Condition placed on licence and costs of £7,000 Roberts Rose Partnership Limited: No sanction because it is no longer regulated by the CLC | |
1. Hobson & Latham Limited | Breaches of the CLC's Code of Conduct | 21 January 2022 | Hobson & Latham: Fine of £30,000 and Costs of £20,000 | |
Jonathan Mounteney | Breaches of the CLC's Code of Conduct and the Notification Code | 23 November 2021 | Fine: £10,000 | |
Claire Williams/ | Breaches of the CLC’s Accounts Code and the CLC’s Code of Conduct | 28 July 2021 | Disqualification for ten years | |
Ravinder Dhunna | Breaches of the Code of Conduct | 14 May 2021 | Disqualification for three years and six months | |
Josephine Filler | Breaches of the CLC’s Code of Conduct | 23 February 2021 | Reprimand | |
Carol Hill | Breaches of the CLC Accounts Code | 15 June 2020 15 June 2020 | 10 Year disqualification | |
Ravinder Dhunna | Breaches of the CLC Accounts Code | 5 June 2020 | 3 months’ disqualification | |
Joanne Hewitt | Breaches of the CLC Accounts Code | 12 August 2019 | 3 year disqualification | |
Stephen Cox | Criminal conviction | 4 August 2017 | Permanent Disqualification | |
Simon Alexander Brooks | Criminal conviction | 26 January 2017 | Permanent Disqualification |
Enforcement Determination Notices (EDNs) record enforcement decisions made by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) in respect of licensed bodies (Alternative Business Structures) and/or and their regulated role holders, owners and employees, in relation to breaches to the CLC’s Codes they have committed. EDNs are not settled by the independent Adjudication Panel but are issued by the CLC following careful consideration of an entity or an individual’s representations in relation to misconduct.
Regulated entity | Code breaches | Date of enforcement notice and penalty | Read enforcement notice |
Germaine Spence | Breaches of the Code of Conduct | 6th January 2023 Disqualification from employment in a CLC-regulated entity: 5 years Financial Penalty: £3,300 | |
HB Property Legal Ltd | Breaches of the CLC’s Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting Terrorist Financing Code and the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (as amended) | 24th November 2021 |
You can read the CLC’s Regulation and Enforcement Policy (including clauses on the publication of determinations) here