Respondent(s) | Allegations or Issues | Date of Decision | Outcome | Decision Document |
Malcolm McLean | Appeal against CLC Enforcement Decision Notice of 14 February 2024 | 6 August 224 | Disqualification from employment and/or consultancy roles with any CLC licensed body. Financial penalties: £15,400 pursuant Costs: £7,547.76 | |
Gemma Taylor | Breaches of the Code of Conduct | 22 January 2024 | (1) Disqualification for 10 years from 22 January 2024 | |
Mr Michael Day, Michael Day Licensed Conveyancers | Breaches of the AML Code | 8th October 2023 | Disqualification for three years Personal Fine £1,000 Practice fine £5,000 Costs award to CLC of £2,763 | |
Mr Phillip Edwards | Decision on application for an order | 8 August 2023 | Licence revoked on the grounds of error | |
Ms Nikki Fuller | Decision on application for an order | 7 July 2023 | Licence revoked on the grounds of error | |
Mr James Marshall Mr Jeremy Kotze | Breaches of the: Code of Conduct Conflicts of Interest Code Complaints Code Estimates and Terms of Engagement Code Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Terrorist Financing Code Accounts Code Supervision and Management Code | 24 May 2023 | Permanent disqualification of both respondents Fines of £10,000 for each respondent An award of costs to the CLC in the sum of £44,000 from each respondent | |
Sean Garner | Appeal against CLC's decision not to issue an individual licence | 11 May 2023 | Appeal refused | |
Council for Licensed Conveyancers against Convey Law Limited | Application for costs | 6 April 2023 | Convey Law Limited is ordered to pay the costs of the CLC in the sum of £9,880.04 | |
Brindajani Nicholson (1) Jayshree Chudasama (2) Pathmajani Chandrasekaram (3) Quality Conveyancing Limited (4) | Breaches of the Code of Conduct, Accounts Code and AML Code | 5 April 2023 | Brindajani Nicholson: Reprimand and £5000 fine Jayshree Chudasama: Reprimand Pathmajani Chandrasekaram: Allegations not proved Quality Conveyancing Limited: £10,000 fine and licence condition Costs: £106,342.50. | |
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 | 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 | |
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 | |
Carol Hill | Breaches of the CLC Accounts Code | 15 June 2020 15 June 2020 | 10 Year 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 |
Regulated entity | HB Property Legal Ltd (also trading as JP Goldman) |
Code breaches | 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) |
Date of enforcement notice and penalty | 24th November 2021 Financial Penalty: £1,187.50 |
Read enforcement notice | Enforcement Determination Notice |