The SRA has intervened into Allen and Allen Legal Limited to protect client interests
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has intervened into the practice of Allen and Allen Legal Limited, bringing the West Yorkshire firm to a close following regulatory breaches.
The intervention took effect on 17 December 2025, with the decision published two days later. The regulator said the move was necessary to protect the interests of the firm’s clients, former clients and potential clients.
Allen and Allen Legal Limited operated from Hub 26 on Hunsworth Lane in Cleckheaton and was a recognised body regulated by the SRA. No further firm details were provided in the regulator’s notice.
According to the SRA, both the firm and Mr Allen, a manager of the practice, failed to comply with multiple regulatory obligations. These included the SRA Accounts Rules 2019, the SRA Principles 2019, the SRA Code of Conduct for Firms and the SRA Code of Conduct for Solicitors, Registered European Lawyers and Registered Foreign Lawyers. The latter applied to Mr Allen personally.
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The regulator said these rules were binding on both the firm and its manager under section 9 of the Administration of Justice Act 1985, as amended. The intervention was carried out under paragraph 32 of Schedule 2 to the same Act.
The SRA stated that the failures identified justified immediate regulatory action. It concluded that intervention was required in order to safeguard client interests, citing paragraph 32(1)(e) of Schedule 2, which allows intervention where it is necessary for client protection.
As part of the intervention process, the SRA has appointed an external firm to take control of the closed practice’s affairs. John Owen of Gordons LLP, based in Bradford, has been named as the intervening agent.
The intervening agent will be responsible for securing client files and any remaining client money, and for managing the orderly handling of the firm’s outstanding matters in accordance with SRA procedures.
An intervention by the regulator typically results in the immediate cessation of a firm’s legal practice. Clients of the firm are normally contacted by the intervening agent and provided with information about how to recover papers and take forward their legal matters with new advisers.
The SRA has not disclosed further details about the nature or scale of the breaches identified, nor whether any separate disciplinary proceedings are under consideration against individuals connected to the firm.